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Giving Yourself to Life

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For twelve months, Deborah Shepard kept a journal to help her with a chronic pain condition. Soon she found herself contemplating all of life's pains and losses, including the devastating earthquakes that shattered her hometown of Christchurch. Searching for a way through, she began observing the... Read More
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Giving Yourself to Life

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For twelve months, Deborah Shepard kept a journal to help her with a chronic pain condition. Soon she found herself contemplating all of life's pains and losses, including the devastating earthquakes that shattered her hometown of Christchurch.

Searching for a way through, she began observing the natural world on her doorstep and reflecting on family and friendship, flowers, beauty, literature, and art. By giving herself to life, she discovered the power of writing to heal.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781877429118

Publisher: Calico Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2014

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Calico Publishing

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 264

About the Author

Deborah Shepard is a biographer and teacher of memoir, and has a PhD in Film Studies. She began her writing career as a film and art historian. Her previous three books were critically acclaimed for documenting the contribution of women to the arts in New Zealand. In 2013 she was appointed to the Autumn Residency at the Michael King Writers' Centre, where she also teaches memoir. Giving Yourself to Life is the first of her autobiographical explorations in journal writing.

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