Nickels: A Tale of Dissociation (Reflections of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161599050X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 248 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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. About the Author Anya Achtenberg, an award-winning fiction writer as well as poet, recently has seen her novella The Stories of Devil-Girl released on CD, and her novel-in-progress, More Than the Wind, excerpted in Harvard Review. She teaches courses on Writing for Social Change, sometimes co-teaching with writer-activist Demetria Mart nez. Her first book of poetry, I Know What the Small Girl Knew, was published by Holy Cow! Press. She has taught creative writing widely, including at New York University, Hamline University, and the University of New Mexico; for writers' organizations such as The International Women's Writing Guild and The Loft in Minnesota; and wi
Couldn't put it down. Today I read a book that touched down to my very soul. It took me on a journey of healing, through the back alley, through the pain of truth of abuse as a book has never taken me before. Nickels, written by Christine Stark, is a masterpiece of writing and a timeless effort to reach out to the unknowing, in an attempt to help them to understand that beneath the surface of perfection there is a world of hatred and anger and abuse and unconsciousness, a world in which women have no rights and are treated like a piece . An amazing first novel! A. Simonton This book reads more like a thriller than a memoir or a novel about growing up. It takes you inside the world of a young girl in a way few books are able to do. I found it very difficult to put down. Below is one review I totally agree with."This is the book we've been waiting for. Christine Stark has crafted a language and a diction commensurate with the shredding of consciousness that is a consequence of childhood sexual abuse. She brings us a wholly original voice in a riveting novel of desperation and love. Sta. Melinda said Read this book - really!. I recommend this book without reservation. It is first and foremost a beautifully written work of literature - a novel in the "tradition" of breaking through the barriers of style and significance adopted by current literary standards. The author has invented an altogether new language for conveying layers of memory and complexity of character. Neurolinguistics is a relatively new discipline, one that would surely appreciate this ingenious language of memory, paradoxically plain and richly nuanced, weaving metaphor
Every sentence brings the news." --Patricia Weaver Francisco, author of Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery "To be taken into the mind of a child can be an enchanting adventure, but to be taken into the mind of a child who is abused, confused, and taken for granted is a lingering, livid journey. The story is both heartbreaking and triumphant. "Christine Stark has crafted a language and a diction commensurate with the shredding of consciousness that is a consequence of childhood sexual abuse. "a perfect genius that makes the impossible in expression, possible; the unknowable in experience, knowable" --Anya Achtenberg, author of The Stories of Devil-GirlNickels follows a biracial girl named "Little Miss So and So", from age 4-1/2 into adulthood. It's riveting; a book that will capture you from the beginning and carry you through the end. Nickels is the groundbreaking debut of Minneapolis-area author and artist Christine Stark. I applaud her fortitude to bring an olden--too long ignored-- truth out of the darkness with blazing, innovative light." --MariJo Moore, author of The Diamond Doorknob "In Nickels, Christine Stark, powerfully portrays the story of abuse and its impact on our lives. Told in a series of prose poems, Ni
She teaches courses on Writing for Social Change, sometimes co-teaching with writer-activist Demetria Mart nez. She has taught creative writing widely, including at New York University, Hamline University, and the University of New Mexico; for writers' organizations such as The International Women's Writing Guild and The Loft i