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It’s 1939, and all across Europe the Nazis are coming for Jews
and anti-fascists. The only way to avoid being imprisoned or
murdered is to assume a new identity. For that, people are
desperate for papers. And for that, the underground
needs forgers. In Paris, Sarah, a young Jewish artist
originally from Berlin, along with her music teacher and father
figure, Mr. Lieb, meet Cesar, a Spanish Republican who knows well
the brutality of fleeing fascism. He soon recognizes Sarah’s
gift. She will become the underground’s new forger. When the war
reaches Paris, the trio joins thousands of other refugees in
a chaotic exodus south. In Marseille, they’re received by
friends, but they’re also now part of a resistance the government
is actively hunting.  Sarah, now Simone, continues her
forgery work in the shadows, expertly creating false papers that
will mean the difference between life and a horrifying death for
many. When Mr. Lieb is arrested and imprisoned in Les Milles
internment camp, Simone, Cesar, and their friends vow to rescue
him, enlisting the help of American journalist Varian Fry, known
for plotting the escapes of high- profile people like Andre Breton
and Marc Chagall. In this enlightening and thrilling story of war,
love, and courage, author Linda Joy Myers explores identity,
ingenuity, and the power of art to save lives.
In Journey of Memoir you will find lessons on how to write a great
scene; information on the difference between freewriting and
outlining, and why you need both; timeline and turning point
exercises to help create structure; and much more. This unique
workbook gives you the tools you need to begin, develop, and
complete your memoir. "Memoir guru Linda Joy Myers packs a lot into
this useful manual. This is more than a workbook full of exercises
and prompts-it's a guide from a veteran who understands the
complexity of the memoir journey. If you're writing a memoir, this
workbook will become your new best friend." -Brooke Warner, author
of What's Your Book? "This helpful workbook is crammed with
practical advice, thought-provoking questions, resources, and space
to jot down ideas. Linda Joy Myers has created a toolkit any writer
can use to successfully write, refine, and publish a memoir. I only
wish I'd had it when I was writing mine." -Eleanor Vincent, author
of Swimming with Maya: A Mother's Story "Myers has written the
definitive guide on how to transform your life journey into a
powerful, well-structured, memorable story that will touch readers.
For the beginner or the seasoned writer, Journey of Memoir is
destined to become a classic." -Jordan E. Rosenfeld, author of Make
a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time "It's about
time someone wrote a real guide for memoirists of all levels. A
must-read for anyone who has ever wanted to write their life story
but didn't know where to begin. Concise, simple, and highly
effective." -Oksana Marafioti, author of American Gypsy
At the age of four, a little girl stands on a cold, windy railroad
platform in Wichita, Kansas to watch the train take her mother
away. For the rest of her life, her mother will be only an
occasional and troubled visitor. Linda Joy Myers's compassionate,
gripping, and soul-searching memoir tells the story of three
generations of daughters who long for their absent mothers, yet
unwittingly recreate a pattern that she was determined to break.
Accompany Linda as she uncovers family secrets, finds solace in
music, and begins her healing journey. Learn how she transcends the
prison of childhood to discover light in the darkness of strife,
abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness. Don't Call Me Mother was
originally published in 2005. This revised edition includes a new
introduction and afterword, with new insights about memoir writing.
It's an inspiring chronicle of perseverance, healing, and the
transformative power of forgiveness.
In Breaking Ground on Your Memoir, Linda Joy Myers (President of
the National Association of Memoir Writers) and Brooke Warner
(Publisher of She Writes Press) present from the ground up—from
basic to advanced—the craft and skills memoirists can draw upon
to write a powerful and moving story, as well as inspiration to
write, finish, and polish their own story. Full of rich insights
and practical advice and strategies, Breaking Ground on Your Memoir
offers all the tools writers need to write a powerful, publishable
memoir. In this book you will discover: • how to get focused on
what your memoir is about—your themes. • how to build the
structure of your story. • techniques to make your memoir come
alive. • the secrets of craft: how to write a great scene,
colorful and memorable descriptions, narration, and flashback. •
how to connect with your reader using through-threads and takeaway
so they’ll keep turning the pages, and learn something about
their own lives by reading your book. Visit the authors online at
WriteYourMemoirInSixMonths.com.
These forty-eight powerful stories and poems etch in vivid detail
the breakthrough moments experienced by women during the
life-changing era that was the '60s and '70s. And finally, here,
they tell it like it was. Their stories range from Vietnam to
France, from Chile to England, from the Haight-Ashbury to Greenwich
Village, and from the Deep South to the Midwest. They write of
cultural reverberations that reached into farm kitchens and city
"pads," from coffeehouse jazz clubs to psychedelic rock concerts.
This inspiring collection celebrates the women of the '60s and
'70s, reminds them of the importance of their legacy, and seeks to
motivate young women today.
Ever since she was a child, Linda Joy Myers felt the power of the
past. As the third daughter in her family to be abandoned or
estranged by a mother, she observed the consequences of that
heritage on the women she loved as well as herself. But thanks to
the stories told to her by her great-grandmother, Myers received a
gift that proved crucial in her life: the idea that everyone is a
walking storybook, and that we all have within us the key to a
deeper understanding of life—the secret stories that make
themselves known even without words. Song of the Plains is a
weaving of family history that starts in the Oklahoma plains and
spans over forty years as Myers combs through dusty archives,
family stories, and genealogy online. She discovers the secrets
that help to explain the fractures in her family, and the ways in
which her mother and grandmother found a way not only to survive
the great challenges of their eras, but to thrive despite mental
illness and abuse. She discovers how decisions made long ago broke
her family apart—and she makes it her life's work to change her
family story from one of abuse and loss to one of finding and
creating a new story of hope, forgiveness, healing, and love.
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