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Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, A Memoir


  • Abrams (A&CB)
  • Abrams
ISBN 9781419750144 | EN | PB
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Publisher Abrams (A&CB)
ISBN 9781419750144
Publication date May 2022
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 210 x 140 mm
Pages 272
Language(s) English ed.
Exhibition Abrams
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A powerful exploration of grief and resilience that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen MacDonald found solace in training a wild goshawk. Cheryl Strayed found comfort in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prizeûnominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work.In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense challenges, whether a freak accident, a debilitating injury, or a terrifying diagnosis. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed ligh