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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk
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DESCRIPTION:In her ambitious new memoir\, "Migrant Heart"\, beloved bestse
 lling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Drea
 m and the complex journey of healing that follows survival..\nhttps://west
 lakelibrary.libnet.info/event/16481902
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify\;">In her ambit
 ious new memoir\,&nbsp\;Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can&rsquo\;t 
 Forget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden co
 st of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows s
 urvival.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">What is the true power of s
 tories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the co
 st of telling the story worth the price of the cure?</p>\n<p style="text-a
 lign: justify\;">With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honest
 y\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, two languages\, a
 nd two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer she has becom
 e. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala\, Mexico\,
  to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impo
 verished past with her children&rsquo\;s world of abundance\, she uncovers
  startling truths about the nature of survival.</p>\n<p style="text-align:
  justify\;">Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or 
 finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchin
 gly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have bec
 ome? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us\, 
 how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries?</p>\n<p 
 style="text-align: justify\;">Register today for this virtual talk if you 
 identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or &ldquo\;anyone who believes in the e
 nduring\, transformative power of finding one&rsquo\;s voice.&rdquo\;</p>\
 n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: un
 derline\;">About the Author</span>:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</strong>Reyna Grande is 
 an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a
  young girl\, she crossed the US&ndash\;Mexico border to join her family i
 n Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in&nbsp\;<em>The Distance B
 etween Us</em>\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other 
 books include the novels&nbsp\;<em>A Ballad of Love and Glory</em>\,&nbsp\
 ;<em>Across a Hundred Mountains</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>Dancing with Butterfl
 ies</em>\, the memoirs&nbsp\;<em>Migrant Heart</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>The Distan
 ce Between Us: Young Readers&nbsp\;Edition</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>A Dream Ca
 lled Home</em>\, and&nbsp\;the anthology&nbsp\;<em>Somewhere We Are Human:
  Authentic Voices on Migration\,&nbsp\;Survival\, and New Beginnings</em>.
  She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. V
 isit ReynaGrande.com for more information.</p>\n<hr />\n<p style="text-ali
 gn: justify\;"><em>Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers
  Consortium. <a href="https://libraryc.org/westlakelibrary" target="_blank
 " rel="noopener">Visit our site</a> to see all events\, register and explo
 re recordings of past events.<br /></em></p>\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libn
 et.info/event/16481902
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