Burned

<p><strong>A Memoir Winner of the Wisconsin Library Association Award 2011.</strong></p><p><strong>An Oprah Magazine Great Read</strong></p><p>Louise Nayer illuminates both the emotional intensity of loss and the surprising strength that is summoned up for the sake of loved ones. Burned is the story of a family stripped to their barest elements and held together by love.</p><p>“Your parents were extraordinary people. It seems a miracle that they could have a reasonably normal and content life after that tragedy.”</p><p>—Isabel Allende</p><p> </p><p>“Meticulous and moving... Louise Nayer’s memoir makes a large statement about human healing.”</p><p>—Carl Dennis Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.</p><p> </p><p>“As a poet and writer Louise Nayer has established herself as a singular voice of her generation.”</p><p>—Robert Creeley</p><p> </p><p>“Louise’s beautifully crafted story took great courage to write. ough it is about a freak accident and two children separated from their parents it is ultimately about the road they all took to become a family again—the strength to feel the truth of what happened and the strength to carry on.”</p><p>—Julia Scheeres NYT best selling Author of Jesus Land and A ousand Lives.</p><p> </p><p>“ is gripping memoir is written from both the child and parent’s perspective and vividly captures the angst that Louise and her family endured as a result of a tragic accident. e book follows the transforma- tion of an amazing family determined to heal from a catastrophic event.”</p><p>—Charlene Pell Author and Head of Facing Forward.</p><p> </p><p>“An extraordinary book.Heart-wrenching yet always readable. is book is a learning opportunity about all sorts of trauma.”</p><p>—Dr. Anne Benham Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at Stanford Univerisity.</p>