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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Launch of GROWING MY WAY HOME with Jenn Ashton
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the virtual launch of Jenn Ashton’s memoir\, Growing My Way Home: Stories of Resilience and Care! \nSad\, shocking\, and truthful\, Growing My Way Home chronicles one woman’s struggle through events all too common among a people who have been separated from their culture and their language. From abuse to early involvement in the criminal justice system\, from her experiences as a thirteen-year-old drug dealer\, a fifteen-year-old parent\, and finally an award-winning writer\, artist\, and filmmaker\, Jenn Ashton has survived it all. A work of autofiction based on her teenage journals and fifty years of lived experience\, Growing My Way Home documents a long journey to acceptance and understanding. \nJenn Ashton is an award-winning Sḵwx̱wú7mesh author\, visual artist\, filmmaker\, and historian. Her book of short stories\, People Like Frank and Other Stories from the Edge of Normal (Tidewater Press 2020)\, was a finalist for the Indigenous Voices Award\, and her personal essay “Qualifying Hymns” was a finalist for the 2024 National Magazine Awards. She is an authenticity reader for several top publishing houses. www.jenniferashton.ca \nClick on this link to join the event: https://bit.ly/4fnJRQu. Register below to receive a reminder the day before the event. See you there! \n  \n \n 
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