Book description
A fusion of voices and deeply personal experiences from every corner of
the globe, Unrooted Childhoods presents a cultural mosaic of today's
citizens of the world. In 20 stirring memoirs of childhoods spent
packing, writings by both world-famous and first-time authors make
universal the story of growing up without the opportunity to ever feel
rooted. Isabel Allende, Carlos Fuentes, Pat Conroy, Pico Iyer and Ariel
Dorfman contribute powerful and deeply personal accounts. Faith
Eidse is an award-winning writer and author. The recipient of the
Kingsbury Award and nominated for the Bellwether Prize, she grew up in
Congo/Zaire, Canada and the U. S.
Nina Sichel was born in the U. S. and raised in Venezuela, is a
writer, former editor and ESL teacher.
