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X-WR-CALDESC:In her ambitious new memoir\, Migrant Heart: Essays About Thin
 gs I Can’t Forget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates th
 e hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing tha
 t follows survival.\n\nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal th
 e jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story 
 worth the price of the cure?\n\nWith her signature blend of sophistication
  and raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, tw
 o languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and write
 r she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Ig
 uala\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconcili
 ng her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance\, she 
 uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival.\n\nWhether being r
 acially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom f
 rom the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge 
 the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain in
 to power? When memory threatens to define us\, how can we use story to hea
 l while still honoring our boundaries?\n\nRegister today for this virtual 
 talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or “anyone who believes in 
 the enduring\, transformative power of finding one’s voice.”\n\nAbout the 
 Author:\n\nReyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\
 , and writing teacher. As a young girl\, she crossed the US–Mexico border 
 to join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in The 
 Distance Between Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her o
 ther books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory\, Across a Hundre
 d Mountains\, and Dancing with Butterflies\, the memoirs Migrant Heart\, T
 he Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition\, and A Dream Called Home\, 
 and the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\, 
 Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with h
 er husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.\n
 \nThe views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in 
 a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represe
 nt. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an end
 orsement or recommendation by Massanutten Regional Library.
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DESCRIPTION:In her ambitious new memoir\, Migrant Heart: Essays About Thing
 s I Can’t Forget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the
  hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that
  follows survival.\n\nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the
  jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story w
 orth the price of the cure?\n\nWith her signature blend of sophistication 
 and raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, two
  languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer
  she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Igu
 ala\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconcilin
 g her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance\, she u
 ncovers startling truths about the nature of survival.\n\nWhether being ra
 cially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom fr
 om the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge t
 he gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain int
 o power? When memory threatens to define us\, how can we use story to heal
  while still honoring our boundaries?\n\nRegister today for this virtual t
 alk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or “anyone who believes in t
 he enduring\, transformative power of finding one’s voice.”\n\nAbout the A
 uthor:\n\nReyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\,
  and writing teacher. As a young girl\, she crossed the US–Mexico border t
 o join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in The D
 istance Between Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her ot
 her books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory\, Across a Hundred
  Mountains\, and Dancing with Butterflies\, the memoirs Migrant Heart\, Th
 e Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition\, and A Dream Called Home\, a
 nd the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\, S
 urvival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with he
 r husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information.\n
 \nThe views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in 
 a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represe
 nt. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an end
 orsement or recommendation by Massanutten Regional Library.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260716T150000
LOCATION:https://libraryc.org/mrlib/177695
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Reyna Grande
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