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Powerfully poignant and deeply intimate, Shaw’s memoir proves a truly emotive and thought-provoking powerhouse of a read. From sexual assault, cancer and devastating personal loss her journey towards self-acceptance, personal growth and success prove both enlightening and incredibly inspirational.
Unflinching in its honesty, it’s clear from the start that there’s a sharp and enquiring mind at work as her prose recount pivotal events in her life. There’s no grandstanding, no saccharine attempt at drama, or sense of contrived events and at times it can prove a harrowing read.
Shaw’s life was spiralling down to the darkest of depths and she not only wants us to understand why but more importantly how she felt. Reminding us that whilst the contours of grief, loss and fear are different for each of us, it is a comfort to know we are not alone in running the gamut of emotions that beset us.
On this level, Chasing Tigers in the Dark: Life Lessons of a Fierce Survivor is uncompromising and incredibly moving as we become utterly absorbed in Shaw’s struggles. It’s not an easy journey read but this is the kind of unfettered and nakedly expressive writing we rarely find in memoirs. It reminds us of what we can achieve and the seemingly insurmountable obstacles we can overcome when we face our fears and learn how to conquer them and as such will serve as life-changing inspiration to many of Shaw’s readers.
With study questions to aid group discussion Chasing Tigers in the Dark proves a cuttingly insightful read that will leave no heart untouched and likely be returned to many times over. It is recommended without reservation.
A notably original and assuredly paced novel, O’Joseph certainly knows how to build a visually intricate and gripping tale. From conception to execution his plot is wholly engaging as he confidently navigates multiple threads, proving it’s not impossible to give readers both a puzzle-box narrative and an exploration of what it means to be human in an alien world.
An absorbing read from start to finish Perlsweig’s foray into 20th Century Social & Cultural History of the U.S. proves particularly poignant given the continuing presence of Covid and the ongoing Ukraine war.
Never before has the voice of social commentary in literature sung higher. Freedom of speech has brought with it a cacophony of loudly spoken, written and sometimes harshly promoted opinion and judgement.
What makes a memoir so alluring? After all, they are not generally stuffed full with action, suspense, romance or mystery, which provide the highs and lows or other literature.
With the continued growing popularity of the short story, many good collections are released each year and yet sadly the majority go unnoticed by mainstream readers.
A good memoir, told well with a modicum of literary prowess, builds an emotional bridge to its author.
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