Ordinary Trauma: A Memoir (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781607815372)

As if she could not bear to leave it, Jennifer Sinor came into this spinning world twice, once dead and once alive, the first time born from her mother, the second, from a bucket, its silvery metal sides a poor substitute for the womb, yet enough. Through spare yet lyrical prose, Sinor threads together the story of how she learned to carry the bucket she was born into and reclaim all that was tossed away. In short, almost telegraphic, linked pieces, Ordinary Trauma reveals moments in life that are made to appear unremarkable but harm deeply. Set against the late Cold War and a military childhood spent amid fast-attack submarines and long-range nuclear missiles, this memoir delivers a revelatory look at how moments that typically pass unnoticed form the very basis for our perceptions of both love and loss.

Finalist for the 15 Bytes Book Award for Creative Nonfiction

Interview with Tom Williams at Access Utah

Author: Jennifer Sinor
ISBN-10: 1607815370
ISBN-13: 9781607815372
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2017
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d