Corners: Voices on Change (1) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1945378050 ISBN 13: 9781945378058

Publisher: Jack Walker Press, 2018

Synopsis

Every life journey traverses curves and corners. In Corners: Voices on Change, writers find a way through changes. Their literary essays offer honesty, comfort and humor. Tracing their stories helps us to process our own changing lives. Be inspired by thoughtful lives as the writers deal with grief and loss, reject antiquated patterns of prejudice and selfishness, get fired, engage in war, feel disspointment with God, find a voice, love an addict, choose a new religion, love a Trump-voting spouse when that seems a betrayal, recreate a life when the old normal won't come back, and more.

These voices don’t prescribe a singular path to self-actualization. That would be a lie. We all face corners. We have to turn. We must make accommodations, or we get stuck clinging to beliefs and ways of life that can no longer sustain us. The beauty in these very human stories is laden with honesty, triumph, humor, resignation, comfort and insight. The cumulative effect of these personal stories is even greater than the sum of the parts. Readers experience the gallant pursuit of managing responses to change. Writers celebrate and lament the past, but don’t cling to it. They find a new normal. They strive. They accept. Read today—for everyone navigating change.

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Review:

“If you’re feeling stuck, stagnant, or burned out, Corners: Voices on Change edited by Amy Lou Jenkins might just be the book for you. With the common thread of change and transformation running through this collection of 25 stories, essays, and other musings on paper, Corners strikes a happy balance between the advice-giving nature of the self-help genre and the storytelling feature of autobiographies and memoirs. It’s like attending a group therapy session or a retreat where you get to listen to the wisdom of a diverse array of people—mothers, grandmothers, writers, poets, teachers, travelers, students, singers, combat veterans—who each have a noteworthy story to share. 

...there’s no denying the book’s potential to inspire and move people to reflect and act on their past, present, and future circumstances. 

...readers facing a personal crisis may find solace in a story or two from this remarkable collection. For anyone who wants to move on and onward, Corners is a highly recommended read.”

                                                                                                             Online Book Club

Corners: Voices on Change’ is a compilation of memoirs that lead the reader through the process of alienation, diversion, connection, addiction, obsession, absorption, resistance and acceptance. ...I would highly recommend this thought-provoking collection to anyone facing a difficult transition in life. 

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About this edition

• Publisher: Jack Walker Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1945378050
• ISBN 13: 9781945378058
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180
• Editor: Jenkins Amy Lou