Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal - Hardcover

Diana Raab

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9780825305757: Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0825305756 ISBN 13: 9780825305757

Publisher: Beaufort Books, 2007

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When glamorous Regina inexplicably ends her own life, her ten-year-old grand-daughter Diana is devasted by the loss and haunted by questions she never got to ask her grandmother. Three decades later, Diana discovers her grandmother's journal which gives Diana a window into the unknown events of Regina's tumultuous life, including surviving World War I, the heartbreak of being orphaned, and the pandemonium of events during her immigrations from Poland to Vienna to Paris and finally to the United States.Diana draws strength from her grandmother's example, which sustains her when she receives some of her own shattering news. To share her personal story, Diana must first tell Regina's. The end result is a unique braided narrative, with excerpts of Regina's diary interwoven with Diana's own life experiences, creating a touching portrait between granddaughter and grandmother, their past and present, loves and losses, and the discovery of their shared legacy.

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From the Publisher:

Mom's Choice 2009 Gold Recipient (Adult Nonfiction)
Allbooks Review (Editor's Choice Award)
National Indie Excellence Award (NIEA)2008 (Memoir)
USA Book News 2008 National Best Books Award Finalist (Memoir/Autobiography)
Foreword Magazine Book of the Year 2007 Finalist (Memoir)
Next Generation Indie Book Award 2008-2009 Finalist (Memoir)

About the Author:

Diana M. Raab, MFA teaches journaling, memoir, and poetry at The University of California Extension Santa Barbara. Her award-winning poetry and essays have been published in numerous publications, including, The Writer, The Louisville Review, Rosebud, and Oracle. She received the Benjamin Franklin Book Award for her book, Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant. She frequently lectures on journalism.

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