VIRTUAL: Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande

Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home In her ambitious new memoir,Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Cant Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her childrens world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker, a dreamer, or anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding ones voice. About the Author: Reyna Grande is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and writing teacher. As a young girl, she crossed the USMexico border to join her family in Los Angeles, a harrowing journey chronicled inThe Distance Between Us, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novelsA Ballad of Love and Glory,Across a Hundred Mountains, andDancing with Butterflies, the memoirsMigrant Heart,The Distance Between Us: Young ReadersEdition, andA Dream Called Home, andthe anthologySomewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration,Survival, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland, California, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information. The views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by Chelmsford Public Library.