In her ambitio us new memoir\, \;Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can&rsquo\;t Fo rget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows sur vival.
\nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth th e price of the cure?
\nWith her signature blend of sophistication an d raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, two l anguages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer s he has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Igual a\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children&rsquo\;s world of abundance\, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival.
\nWhethe r being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do w e bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we tur n pain into power? When memory threatens to define us\, how can we use sto ry to heal while still honoring our boundaries?
\nRegister today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or &ldquo\;an yone who believes in the enduring\, transformative power of finding one&rs quo\;s voice.&rdquo\;
\nAbout the Author:
\nReyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a y oung girl\, she crossed the US&ndash\;Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in \;The Distance Between Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books inclu de the novels \;A Ballad of Love and Glory\, \;Across a Hundred Mo untains\, and \;Dancing with Butterflies\, the memoirs \;Migrant H eart\, \;The Distance Between Us: Young Readers \;Edition\, and&nb sp\;A Dream Called Home\, and \;the anthology \;Somewhere We Are H uman: Authentic Voices on Migration\, \;Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. V isit ReynaGrande.com for more information.
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