Rosenna Bakari, poet, advocate and scholar, will launch her memoir about her life of silence as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse.
Rosenna Bakari, poet, advocate and scholar, will launch her memoir about her life of silence as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She will have signed copies of the book, do a Q & A about the book and read short passages. She will also briefly discuss how the audience can create safe space for survivors to break their silence and heal.
“Too Much Love Is Not Enough” is an achingly honest memoir about the life of a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Rosenna Bakari pulls readers into
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Rosenna Bakari, poet, advocate and scholar, will launch her memoir about her life of silence as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. She will have signed copies of the book, do a Q & A about the book and read short passages. She will also briefly discuss how the audience can create safe space for survivors to break their silence and heal.
“Too Much Love Is Not Enough” is an achingly honest memoir about the life of a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Rosenna Bakari pulls readers into her experience as a traveling soul weaving through betrayal, bitterness, and sadness in a world that feels hell-bent on breaking her spirit. Born the seventh child to a single black mother in the 1960s, Bakari takes the reader on a journey of her life of silence.
Rosenna Bakari refused to allow trauma to have the final word, ultimately, finding her way through darkness using unconventional sources, including poetry and martial arts. Her style is engaging and intense, leaving a little mystery and surprise that keep readers on their toes throughout. “Too Much Love is Not Enough” vividly captures the hurdles one survivor had to overcome in her search for the healing she knew was possible.
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