In her ambitious new memoir\, \;Mi grant Heart: Essays About Things I Can&rsquo\;t Forget\, beloved best selling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dr eam and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.
\nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumat ic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure ?
\nWith her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty\, Gra nde interrogates how living between two nations\, two languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer she has become. Movi ng from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala\, Mexico\, to a b ittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverishe d past with her children&rsquo\;s world of abundance\, she uncovers startl ing truths about the nature of survival.
\nWhether being racially pr ofiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the sl ugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap be tween who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us\, how can we use story to heal while st ill honoring our boundaries?
\nRegister today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or &ldquo\;anyone who believes i n the enduring\, transformative power of finding one&rsquo\;s voice.&rdquo \;
\nAbout the Author:
\nReyna Grande is an a ward-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a you ng girl\, she crossed the US&ndash\;Mexico border to join her family in Lo s Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in \;The Distance Betwe en Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other book s include the novels \;A Ballad of Love and Glory\, \;Across a Hundred Mountains\, and \;Dancing with Butterflies< /em>\, the memoirs \;Migrant Heart\, \;The Distance Between Us : Young Readers \;Edition\, and \;A Dream Called Home\, and \;the anthology \;Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Vo ices on Migration\, \;Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGra nde.com for more information.
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