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Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir

Pocket
Engelsk
Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir
  • Forfatter: Carol Smith
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 272
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9781419750144
  • Utgivelsesår: 2022
  • Bidragsyter: Smith, Carol
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A powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of award-winning journalist Carol Smith’s son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal.

Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gos­hawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prize­–nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work.

In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chal­lenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diag­nosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and