About this item
Braving the Fire is the first book to provide a road map for the journey of writing honestly about grief and loss. Created specifically by and for the writer who has experienced illness, loss, or the death of a loved one, Braving the Fire takes the writers' perspective in exploring the challenges and rewards for the writer who has chosen, with courage and candor, to be the memory keeper. It will be useful to the memoirist just starting out, as well as those already in the throes of coming to terms with complicated emotions and the challenges of shaping a compelling, coherent true story.Loosely organized around the familiar Kbler-Ross model of Five Stages of Grief, Braving the Fire uses these stages to help the reader and writer though the emotional and writing tasks before them, incorporating interviews and excerpts from other treasured writers who've done the same.
About the Author
Jessica Handler is the author of "Invisible Sisters: A Memoir." She has been the Peter Taylor Nonfiction Fellow at the Kenyon Review, and her work has received "Special Mention" for a 2008 Pushcart Prize. "Invisible Sisters" is an Atlanta Magazine "Best of 2009 Must Read" selection.
