BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Memorial Hall Library X-WR-CALNAME:Memorial Hall Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b66ca925-7fcc-41aa-bb0a-de6b5f1885f1 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T173256Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240909T203000 SUMMARY:Author Talk with Jean Trounstine: Motherlove on Zoom LOCATION:MHL Virtual Programs\nMHL Virtual Programs X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=MHL Virtual Programs;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=MHL Virtual Programs:geo:42.6568137,-71.1414167 GEO:42.6568137;-71.1414167 DESCRIPTION:Jean Trounstine will share about her first work of fiction\, M otherlove..\nhttps://mhl.libnet.info/event/11663962 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Motherlove \;is the powerful short-sto ry collection from Jean Trounstine\, an acclaimed writer and social-justic e activist with a deep knowledge of the US prison system&mdash\;and its de vastating impact on our communities in Massachusetts and beyond. In \; Motherlove\, she turns her sharp eye on an often-forgotten group&mdash\;th e mothers of children who kill.

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With deft writing and deep empathy \, Trounstine explores the stories of ten mothers\, each struggling with t he aftermath of murder. While fictional\, Trounstine&rsquo\;s characters a re drawn from her more than thirty years of experience with prisoners and their families\, making her stories all the more real and resonant.

\n< p>Keyma Mack and his \;mother Cherry whose lives have been touched by prison will join Trounstine in the talk about \;how fact becomes ficti on. Keyma and his mother were the inspiration for one of Trounstine's  \;stories. \;

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Copies of Motherlove will be offered for free to attendees by \;Concord Fr ee Press \;with a suggested charitable donation. \;

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Je an Trounstine \;is an author\, activist\, and educator who has written extensively about the criminal legal system in America. She worked at Fra mingham Women&rsquo\;s Prison for a decade\, where she directed eight play s for prisoners&mdash\;resulting in her highly praised book\, \;Shakes peare Behind Bars: The Power of Drama in a Women&rsquo\;s Prison. Her grou ndbreaking work is considered the first Shakespeare program launched in th e U.S.

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Trounstine has spoken throughout the world about women in p rison\, and co-founded the women&rsquo\;s branch of Changing Lives Through Literature (CLTL)\, an innovative alternative sentencing program. In 2018 \, she was invited to Italy and awarded the Gramsci International Award fo r Theatre in Prison for her 30 years of work in literature and theater.&nb sp\;

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Motherlove \;is the first fiction work from Trounstine\, author of six other books&mdash\;from poetry to nonfiction&mdash\;includin g \;Boy with a Knife: A Story of Murder\, \;Remorse\, and a \; Prisoner&rsquo\;s Fight for Justice.

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