{"product_id":"beyond-the-drawbridge-a-memoir-a-journey-to-new-choices-and-recreating-my-life-paperback","title":"Beyond the Drawbridge: A Memoir: A Journey to New Choices and Recreating My Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Norman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis inspirational memoir traces Lori Norman's personal journey from her entry into the novitiate at the age of eighteen to the eventual reexamination of all she knew and trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs this God's will? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe'd always believed it was her calling to become a nun and to teach; but bound by rules, expectations of church and family, and her vows, she felt trapped and unable to escape. Sexual repression and the church's rigid views on the value of women confined her as though in a medieval castle. Across its drawbridge lay unknown, forbidden territory. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver time, Lori yearned for a different life and dreamed of having a husband and children. Sexual feelings were jolted awake with a priest's lingering kiss. She met nuns who embraced their sexuality. And then she fell deeply in love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiterally shaken in a massive earthquake, Lori was finally forced to reassess her life. As walls crumbled, she rediscovered a part of herself she had locked away many years before. But, could she leave everything she had ever known and start anew?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLori Norman's candid, eye-opening memoir chronicles her path toward becoming whole and embracing all that life had to offer her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLori Norman, MSLS, MPS, MSW, worked as a teacher, clinical social worker, and hospice bereavement counselor. She has three master's degrees-in library science, pastoral studies, and social work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorman's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCatholic Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Holistic Health Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Highlights for Children. \u003c\/i\u003eAn excerpt from her memoir was a finalist in the (University of Victoria, BC, Canada) \u003ci\u003eMalahat Review\u003c\/i\u003e's Creative Nonfiction Contest and received an honorable mention in the Writers' Workshop of the Asheville, NC Memoirs Contest. Another excerpt won first place in the creative nonfiction\/unpublished category at the Royal Palm Literary Awards of the Florida Writers Association.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne of Norman's children's books was a finalist for the \u003ci\u003eHunger Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e Katherine Paterson Prize through the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has also published \u003ci\u003eSnowflakes and a Music Box: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorman lives in western North Carolina with her two loves: Bob and her garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47651558850813,"sku":"9781542566223","price":31.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/T2hwbHBDYWVsMUxvK1NreTFYV3ZPUT09.webp?v=1780772636","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/beyond-the-drawbridge-a-memoir-a-journey-to-new-choices-and-recreating-my-life-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}