Voices of the Soft-bellied Warrior: A Memoir - Softcover

Saracino, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1883523419 ISBN 13: 9781883523411

Publisher: Spinsters Ink Books, 2001

Synopsis

Mary Saracino's first novel, No Matter What, published in 1994, was a semi-autobiography which exposed her family's secrets and betrayals. Shortly after the book came out, Mary began to experience an inexplicable clenching of her vocal cords.
Over a four-year period she found herself increasingly unable to speak without great strain. With no apparent physical reason for her strangled voice, she delved into what she felt were its psychological and spiritual underpinnings. In 1997, the mysterious problem was diagnosed as spasmodic dysphonia, a rare, incurable, yet treatable condition. This memoir offers a personal glimpse into the author's body-mind-spirit healing journey to reclaim her voice on many levels. Through her four-year struggle, she excavated her passion for life and reclaimed her voice as a writer, and as a woman recovering from the fallout of a troubled childhood.

About this title

Synopsis:

In 1997, Mary Saracino's gradual loss of voice was diagnosed as spasmodic dysphonia, a rare, incurable, yet treatable condition. VOICES OF THE SOFT-BELLIED WARRIOR is her memoir offering a personal glimpse into the author's body-mind-spirit healing journey to reclaim her voice on many levels. Through her four-year struggle, Mary excavated her passion for life and reclaimed her voice as a writer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Spinsters Ink Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1883523419
• ISBN 13: 9781883523411
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258