{"id":20850,"date":"2024-10-04T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=20850"},"modified":"2024-10-04T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:00:21","slug":"two-sides-to-a-face-my-journey-with-sturge-weber-syndrome-by-chelsey-peat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=20850","title":{"rendered":"Two Sides to a Face: My Journey with Sturge Weber Syndrome by Chelsey Peat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A searing exploration of identity, disability, and self-acceptance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peat\u2019s gripping narrative offers an unflinching account of living with Sturge Weber Syndrome and confronting a world that rarely looks beyond appearances. The book opens with a vivid account of her difficult childhood\u2014endless health issues, surgeries, and the relentless stares of strangers. Peat tackles the realities of her condition head-on, laying bare both the medical challenges and the emotional scars left by society\u2019s judgment. Her writing is direct and honest, detailing her battles with mental health and the constant pressure to rise above others\u2019 expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The memoir\u2019s most gripping moments come when she delves into her family\u2019s turmoil. Her portrayal of her father\u2019s addiction is raw and nuanced, capturing the pain of his absence and the complexity of forgiveness and healing. Peat\u2019s voice remains urgent and personal, confronting stereotypes and biases, while her academic background in sociology and gender studies offers depth. With vivid anecdotes and a clear, strong voice, Peat shows how she turned her personal struggle into a mission to support others facing similar challenges. This is a powerful call to reexamine our perceptions of beauty, normalcy, and difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tellwell Talent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pub date June 24, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISBN 978-0228831679<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price $25.99 (USD) Paperback, $32.45 Hardcover, $8.99 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A searing exploration of identity, disability, and self-acceptance. Peat\u2019s gripping narrative offers an unflinching account of living with Sturge Weber Syndrome and confronting a world that rarely looks beyond appearances. The book opens with a vivid account of her difficult childhood\u2014endless health issues, surgeries, and the relentless stares of strangers. Peat tackles the realities of her condition head-on, laying bare both the medical challenges and the emotional scars left by society\u2019s judgment. Her writing is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145610851,"featured_media":20853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[],"tags":[7223,91,3328,723769808,178,723770345,1136176,723769804,723769803,19397,3748,723769805,1473,1008073,856121,309,723770346,349],"class_list":["post-20850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-author","tag-blogging","tag-book-reviews","tag-bookblogger","tag-books","tag-chelsey-peat","tag-indie-books","tag-kindle","tag-kobo","tag-memoir","tag-non-fiction","tag-nook","tag-reading","tag-review-blog","tag-review-website","tag-reviews","tag-two-sides-to-a-face-my-journey-with-sturge-weber-syndrome","tag-writing"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/71aUfT605hL._SY425_.jpg?fit=283%2C425&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pajKJn-5qi","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/145610851"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20850"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20854,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20850\/revisions\/20854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}