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Opening Gatesby Nancy King
Summer 1956. Rennie takes a job as a recreational therapist in a large mental hospital in New York City despite her reluctance to sign a loyalty oath in the charged times of anti-communist hysteria. She has no relevant experience but she’s good at sports. How hard can it be? Very hard, she discovers. As Rennie struggles to relate to unpredictable patients and challenging hospital staff she forges friendships with a remarkable assortment of people. Too stubborn to wait, Rennie finds meaningful ways to connect with her patients and creates previously unimagined opportunities for them. By summer’s end, no longer dependent on other’s opinions, she can listen to her heart and conscience and make crucial changes in her life. |
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Nancy King is a widely published author and a professor emerita at the University of Delaware, where she has taught theater, drama, playwriting, creative writing, and multidisciplinary studies with an emphasis on world literature. She has published seven previous works of nonfiction and five novels. Her new memoir, Breaking the Silence, explores the power of stories in healing from trauma and abuse. Her career has emphasized the use of her own experience in being silenced to encourage students to find their voices and to express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences with authenticity, as a way to add meaning to their lives.
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