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9781483401874: NEWYORICANGIRL: ...Surviving my Spanglish Life
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ISBN 10: 1483401871 ISBN 13: 9781483401874
Editorial: Lulu Press, 2017

Sinopsis

A gritty tale of a Puerto Rican girl’s traumas and triumphs. Surviving a violent childhood including rape, NEWYORICANGIRL shares her story of living with severe family dysfunction, substance abusing parents, painful assimilation and her subsequent PTSD diagnosis. Beginning with her childhood in the Bronx, she endures a turbulent life at the hands of her Puerto Rican mother and Jewish stepfather, while wishing her Boricua daddy would rescue her. Still, she becomes the first college grad in her Puerto Rican familia, while seeking to escape her family’s increasing deterioration. When she becomes a mother herself, she realizes she must take dramatic steps to protect her children’s future by moving far away. Just when she thought she’d overcome her traumatic past, she finds herself trapped and alone in NYC on 9/11. As she escapes, she has no idea that her life’s cumulative trauma is about to catch up with her. This is the story of how NEWYORICANGIRL triumphs over tragedy.

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Reseña del editor

A gritty tale of a Puerto Rican girl's traumas and triumphs. Surviving a violent childhood including rape, NEWYORICANGIRL shares her story of living with severe family dysfunction, substance abusing parents, painful assimilation and her subsequent PTSD diagnosis. Beginning with her childhood in the Bronx, she endures a turbulent life at the hands of her Puerto Rican mother and Jewish stepfather, while wishing her Boricua daddy would rescue her. Still, she becomes the first college grad in her Puerto Rican familia, while seeking to escape her family's increasing deterioration. When she becomes a mother herself, she realizes she must take dramatic steps to protect her children's future by moving far away. Just when she thought she'd overcome her traumatic past, she finds herself trapped and alone in NYC on 9/11. As she escapes, she has no idea that her life's cumulative trauma is about to catch up with her. This is the story of how NEWYORICANGIRL triumphs over tragedy.

Reseña del editor

A Spanglish girl's gritty tale of trauma and painful assimilation while pursuing the American dream. Newyoricangirl must navigate a traumatic childhood that includes rape, her mother's conflicted life as the mistress of a powerful Ceo, alcoholic parents and a forced adoption by her Jewish stepfather that breaks her Puerto Rican heart. Just when she believes she is putting her painful past behind her, she finds herself in New York City on 9/11. When the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder present themselves, Newyoricangirl finds herself in the fight of her life as her mental health crisis unfolds with her children watching. As all of the terrifying memories of the past return to haunt her, she must rely on her family, her doctors and her faith to overcome the relentless trauma she is reliving. Newyoricangirl fights her way back to reclaim the Puerto Rican life stolen from her, emerging as a change agent for her people and in honor of her beloved children and ancestral home.

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Editorial
Lulu Press
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1483401871
ISBN 13 
9781483401874
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
126
Contacto del fabricante
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