Overview
Much interest has been generated about the impact of trauma and in particular, the transmission of trauma from generation to generation. In this poignant and humorous coming-of-age memoir, Toronto psychotherapist, Pearl Goodman, writes about just that. She embodies her parents' past in ways that aren't obvious to her, and grows up in an environment that she feels at odds with. She weaves her parents' traumatic fragments during WW2 into the events of her own life in Toronto, adds what she learns from Television, and in that process gains perspective, understanding and hope.
Full Product Details
Author: Pearl Goodman
Publisher: Bridgeross Communications
Imprint: Bridgeross Communications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.413kg
ISBN: 9781927637258
ISBN 10: 1927637252
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 17 August 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
With a keen attention to detail, Pearl Goodman deftly weaves her parents' tragic stories and their aftermath, Canadian realities, and her own, to reveal how legacies of traumatic experiences are lived out from generation to generation. A compelling and insightful read. Dr. Yael Danieli, Clinical psychologist and Director, Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and their Children. New York, NY This is a must-read for children of Holocaust survivors. Ms. Goodman tells the story of her childhood with poignancy and humor and teaches how the trauma of her parents was passed on to her own life and psyche. Based upon her own childhood experiences and her therapist training. the reader can understand the impact of the Holocaust on the survivors as well as generations to come. This is a fascinating story and interesting analysis Amazon 5 stars
"""With a keen attention to detail, Pearl Goodman deftly weaves her parents' tragic stories and their aftermath, Canadian realities, and her own, to reveal how legacies of traumatic experiences are lived out from generation to generation. A compelling and insightful read."" Dr. Yael Danieli, Clinical psychologist and Director, Group Project for Holocaust Survivors and their Children. New York, NY ""This is a must-read for children of Holocaust survivors. Ms. Goodman tells the story of her childhood with poignancy and humor and teaches how the trauma of her parents was passed on to her own life and psyche. Based upon her own childhood experiences and her therapist training. the reader can understand the impact of the Holocaust on the survivors as well as generations to come. This is a fascinating story and interesting analysis"" Amazon 5 stars"
