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

English

By (author): Carol Smith

A powerful exploration of grief following the death of the author'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 comfort in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prizenominated 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 freak accident, a debilitating injury, or a terrifying diagnosis. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her sons experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days.
This is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Jun 2021
  • Publisher: Abrams
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781419750137

About Carol Smith

Carol Smith is an award-winning journalist and editor for NPR affiliate KUOW in Seattle. Previously she worked for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Los Angeles Times. Her newspaper work has won dozens of national and regional awards and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize a remarkable seven times and her writing has appeared in more than a dozen literary journals. Smith was recently named Editor of the Year by Public Media Journalists Association. One of Carols great passions is working with KUOWs youth radio group Radioactive which teaches high school students from diverse backgrounds to tell their personal stories for radio in their own voices.

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