Imprint : a memoir of trauma in the third generation
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Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press, [2017].
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Published
Halfmoon Bay, BC : Caitlin Press, [2017].
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Book
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207 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-205).
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"The emotional unravelling of a mind, body and soul -- a remarkably new and original take on surviving the Holocaust three generations later. Imprint is a profound and courageous exploration of trauma, family, and the importance of breaking silence and telling stories. This book is a fresh and startling combination of history and personal revelation. When her son almost died at birth and her grandmother passed away, something inside of Claire Sicherman snapped. Her body, which had always felt weighed down by unknown hurt, suddenly suffered from chronic health conditions, and her heart felt cleaved in two. Her grief was so large it seemed to encompass more than her own lifetime, and she became determined to find out why. Sicherman grew up reading Anne Frank and watching Schindler's List with almost no knowledge of the Holocaust's impact on her specific family. Though most of her ancestors were murdered in the Holocaust, Sicherman's grandparents didn't talk about their trauma and her mother grew up in Communist Czechoslovakia completely unaware she was even Jewish. Now a mother herself, Sicherman uses vignettes, epistolary style, and other unconventional forms to explore the intergenerational transmission of trauma, about the fact that genes can be altered and carry memories, which are then passed down-a genetic imprinting. With astounding grace and strength, Sicherman weaves together a story that not only honours her ancestors but offers the truth to the next generation and her now nine-year-old son. A testimony of the connections between mind and body, the past and the present, Imprint is devastatingly beautiful--ultimately a story of love and survival."--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sicherman, C. (2017). Imprint: a memoir of trauma in the third generation . Caitlin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sicherman, Claire. 2017. Imprint: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation. Caitlin Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sicherman, Claire. Imprint: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation Caitlin Press, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sicherman, Claire. Imprint: A Memoir of Trauma in the Third Generation Caitlin Press, 2017.

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