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Women's Voices: Valerie Foster, "Dancing with a Demon" In-Person
What would you do if your child stopped eating? Named 2017 BEST NON-FICTION: NARRATIVE (American Book Fest), Dancing with a Demon is the true story of a mother searching for answers through the labyrinth of her teen-aged daughter’s struggle with anorexia. Valerie has to fight against a demon that threatens her daughter’s life and her own mental health. Valerie will be sharing the riveting and inspiring story of her daughter’s sudden decline and remarkable recovery, and how this disease affects one’s entire family.
Valerie Foster is an award-winning educator and memoirist who taught high school and college for over thirty years. Her first book was The Risk of Sorrow: Conversations with Holocaust Survivor, Helen Handler.
This is part of the Women's Voices author series.
- Date:
- Saturday, March 24, 2018
- Time:
- 11:00am - 12:15pm
- Time Zone:
- Arizona Time (change)
- Location:
- Copper Room South
- Library:
- Downtown
- Categories:
- Social Event Art, Culture, Film & Music * Adults Book Groups