The Rose Hotel: A Memoir of Secrets, Loss, and Love from Iran to America - Rilegato

Andalibian, Rahimeh

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ISBN 10: 1426214790 ISBN 13: 9781426214790

Casa editrice: Natl Geographic Society, 2015

Riassunto

In this searing memoir, Iranian-born author Rahimeh Andalibian tells the story of her family: how they survived the 1979 revolution; their move to California; and their attempts to adapt in the face of addiction, teenage rebellion, and new traditions. Andalibian struggles to make sense of two brutal crimes: a rape, avenged by her father, and a murder, of which her beloved oldest brother stands accused. She takes us first into her family’s tranquil, jasmine-scented days of prosperity in Mashhad, Iran, where she and her brothers grow up in luxury at the Rose Hotel, owned by her father. In the aftermath of the 1979 revolution the family is forced to flee: first to the safety of a mansion in Tehran, next to a squalid one-room flat in London, and finally to California, where they discover they are not free from the weight of their own secrets. Caught between their parents’ traditional values and their desire to embrace an American way of life, Andalibian and her brothers struggle to find peace in the wake of tragedy. Eloquently and intimately told, The Rose Hotel is a universal story of healing and rebirth.

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Recensione:

"[In] this brave, beautifully written memoir... [Andalibian] sharply addresses topics relating to religious and political repression, profiling, and childhood trauma, while skillfully crafting an insightful, passionate immigrant’s story with cross-cultural resonance." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A powerful and uplifting memoir of tragedy and healing." --Kirkus Review

L'autore:

Rahimeh Andalibian was born in the city of Mashhad, Iran. When she was nine years old, in the wake of the Iranian Revolution and in the midst of the Iran-Iraq war, her family moved first to London, then immigrated to the United States in 1986. Rahimeh attained her Doctorate in Psychology at the age of 24 and since, has been a systemic psychologist practicing in California and now in New York City specialization in trauma with nearly two decades of work with families, couples, children, and groups.

Her work helps her clients unshackle themselves from their past and transform with the understanding that emotional pain has physical and neural implications. She uses a combination of advanced technologies that include EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), EFT (emotionally focused therapy) for families and couples, sensorimotor psychotherapy, and somatic experiencing.For more information about her private practice and workshops, visit www.Rahimeh.com.

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• Editore: Natl Geographic Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1426214790
• ISBN 13: 9781426214790
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 335