Writing Out Loud: What a Blind Teacher Learned from Leading a Memoir Class for Seniors

Youll laugh. Youll cry. Youll write.Shes never taught a class in her life. But when the City of Chicago calls on blind writer Beth Finke to teach a memoir-writing class for older adults she reluctantly agrees. What she learns about her students their stories and herself will move and inspire you.Written the way Beth hears life you will come to know and love Minerva Wanda Hannelore and the whole colorful cast of characters who build a community around Beths classes.Generously sprinkled with excerpts in her students own voices Beths book will convince you to get your own stories down on paper while theres still time. Honest lyrical and funny ... a beautifully-felt and deeply moving tribute to the ways sharing life stories can connect us with others and sometimes with ourselves.-Miriam E. Nelson Ph.D. Bestselling author of Strong Women Stay Young