{"product_id":"the-flowers-of-trauma-ron-morin-9798274088947","title":"The Flowers of Trauma","description":"\u003cb\u003eA meditation on grief, resilience, and transcendence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Flowers of Trauma\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous novel exploring how inherited and personal grief can be transformed into meaning. Through six interconnected lives-haunted by Holocaust memory, AIDS-era loss, and intimate violence-the book examines how pain shapes identity, intellect, and resilience. At its heart is Sarah, whose declaration that \"the cure is facing the tide that terrifies\" captures the story's philosophy: healing arises from confronting, not avoiding, the darkest wounds. Interwoven with literary allusion and psychological insight, this is a meditation on beauty's redemptive power and the possibility of transcendence in the face of profound suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Morin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e A Second Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Pain Could Make Music\u003c\/i\u003e. His play, \u003ci\u003eThe Chimney\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Firehouse Center for the Arts New Festival Award, and was produced by Theatre in the Pines.\u003cbr\u003e He has a degree in French literature and a Master's in school psychology from UMass\/Boston. He studied for a year at the Sorbonne in Paris. He has taught French, special needs students, and been executive director of a social service agency.\u003cbr\u003e The American Red Cross honored him with an Enduring Hero award. He also received a commendation from the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for \"bravery in saving a life,\" when he res-cued a woman from a burning building in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Morin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274088947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Ron Morin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801177534719,"sku":"9798274088947","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-flowers-of-trauma-ron-morin-9798274088947","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}