Deeply personal and universally resonant…
In this honest and tender memoir, Mracek traces a path toward emotional healing and personal growth. After her parents move to an assisted living facility, Mracek is left with the task of packing up a lifetime—and confronting her own. As she begins the task, objects become gateways: a beautiful chimed instrument made of Graduated metal bars, a sewing needle holder made from wood, a pile of rusted shovels and broken rakes in the garage. Each one leads to a memory. Some are sweet; others, piercing. Mracek doesn’t just recall these moments; she reenters them, offering comfort to the frightened child she once was and insight to the reader following her journey.
The book shows how emotional pain lives in the body, how childhood trauma lingers, and how the deliberate and slow process of remembrance can open the way to healing. The story unfolds in snapshots: brief, emotionally layered scenes that stitch together into something whole. Mracek writes with lyrical sensitivity and grounded insight. Her story is singular, but its truth is shared: we all carry an attic inside us. The question is: will we open the door?
A spare, stirring account of healing from within.
Pub date September 24, 2024
Ann Mracek Publishing
ISBN 978-0976648871
Price $17.99 (USD) Paperback, $9.99 Kindle edition
