Violence and Solace
Author | : Mxolisi R. Mchunu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) |
ISBN | : 9781869144623 |
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Author | : Mxolisi R. Mchunu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 249 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) |
ISBN | : 9781869144623 |
Author | : Mxolisi R. Mchunu |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2021-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780813946368 |
The Natal Midlands in South Africa was ravaged by conflict in the 1980s and 1990s between supporters of the United Democratic Front and Inkatha. The violence left thousands of people dead, injured, homeless, and emotionally wounded. In Violence and Solace, Mxolisi Mchunu provides a historical study of the origins, causes, and nature of political violence in the rural community of KwaShange in the Vulindlela district, one of the areas most affected by the political violence in the Natal Midlands. Mchunu survived the internecine violence in Natal and reflects on his childhood experiences and the complex political situation in the homelands between 1985 and 1996. Threading individual and local factors with regional and national forces, he entwines autobiographical reflections with historical scholarship to explain the political violence that rocked parts of Natal. While provincial and national leaders emerge as complex actors negotiating a chaotic world with no predictable outcomes, Mchunu shines the brightest spotlight on the women and children who suffered most during the conflict. The result is a seminal work on transition violence during the twilight of apartheid.
Author | : Toby Landesman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Abused wives |
ISBN | : 9780974518916 |
Author | : Angelica Harris |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781610660181 |
As a teenager in Queens, New York in the 1970s, Harris bore two secrets: the beatings of a mother swiftly descending into mental illness, and her uncle's yearlong sexual abuse. Always on the brink of exploding, Harris sought relief through literature and theater, but couldn't eradicate the rage that simmered inside her. In candid, revealing prose, Harris tells the story of a life haunted by violence but that also shimmers with all the complexities of love.
Author | : Haven Kimmel |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2002-07-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0385507305 |
Using small-town life as a springboard to explore the loftiest of ideas, Haven Kimmel’s irresistibly smart and generous first novel is at once a romance and a haunting meditation on grief and faith. Langston Braverman returns to Haddington, Indiana (pop. 3,062) after walking out on an academic career that has equipped her for little but lording it over other people. Amos Townsend is trying to minister to a congregation that would prefer simple affirmations to his esoteric brand of theology. What draws these difficult—if not impossible—people together are two wounded little girls who call themselves Immaculata and Epiphany. They are the daughters of Langston’s childhood friend and the witnesses to her murder. And their need for love is so urgent that neither Langston nor Amos can resist it, though they do their best to resist each other. Deftly walking the tightrope between tragedy and comedy, The Solace of Leaving Early is a joyous story about finding one’s better self through accepting the shortcomings of others.
Author | : Mark Haddon |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2019-06-18 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0385544324 |
In a bravura feat of storytelling, Mark Haddon calls upon narratives ancient and modern to tell the story of Angelica, a young woman trapped in an abusive relationship with her father. When a young man named Darius discovers their secret, he is forced to escape on a boat bound for the Mediterranean. To his surprise he finds himself travelling backwards over two thousand years to a world of pirates and shipwrecks, of plagues and miracles and angry gods. Moving seamlessly between the past and the present, Haddon conjures the worlds of Angelica and her would-be savior in thrilling fashion. As profound as it is entertaining, The Porpoise is a stirring and endlessly inventive novel from one of our finest storytellers.
Author | : Colleen Mills |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2015-06-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780994283726 |
One effect of severe traumatic violence is that it cuts its victims off from connecting, even with those present in the experience. Perhaps of even greater effect, victims disconnect from themselves-from a conscious monitoring of emotion, reaction, and reality. Solace documents the testimony and memories of seven siblings who grew up as the well-behaved silent children of a well-respected religious family, and looks into the private space of their life long memories as they begin to recreate and redefine the concept of relationships and survival. Colleen Mills' masterful vignetted snap shots of shame will lead you through a maze of tenderness and pain that is difficult to shake.
Author | : Meg Tilly |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2018-11-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0440000521 |
A contemporary novel with a strong suspense element from Oscar-nominated actress Meg Tilly set on a peaceful island village in the Pacific Northwest. Dumped on the eve of her wedding and looking for a quiet place to lick her emotional wounds, Maggie Harris joins her sister on Solace Island, where she hopes to recover from the stunning betrayal. At first, Maggie resists Eve's impassioned argument about relocating permanently so the sisters can open their own local bakery. What she definitely doesn't need on her road to recovery are Eve's efforts to fix her up with their mysterious and alluring neighbor, Luke Benson--even if he is incredibly handsome and desirable. Just as Maggie starts to get comfortable in her new surroundings, a car tries to run her down in the middle of the street. If it weren't for Luke's extremely quick reflexes, Maggie could have been killed, leading her to wonder just who exactly Luke Benson really is... Luke thought he'd left the violence of the high risk security world behind. But he can't stand by while Maggie's life is threatened. Luke will do anything to keep her safe--even moving Maggie and her sister into his house with its state-of-the-art security features. But with the secrets between them and an unknown threat stalking her heels, Luke will have to think fast to prove to Maggie that she can trust him with her life--and with her heart.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 175 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Cities and towns |
ISBN | : 9782821819788 |
Author | : Earl Johnson |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781538127094 |
Finding Comfort is about providing emotional and spiritual care following a mass fatality incident like a mass shooting, terrorist act or catastrophic natural disaster. Through examples and practical suggestions, it explores the needs of those who are suffering and how those needs can be met.