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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
by Clemantine Wamariya
A beautiful, heartbreaking memoir about trauma, upheaval, resistance and resilience. Clemantine Wamariya tells of experience as a Tutsi woman living in Rwanda during the Rwanda Genocide. Her memoir tells of her journey as a Rwandan refugee living in 7 different countries before coming to the United States in 2000.
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I did a buddy read of this with my dear friend @diariesofbibliophile and it is without a doubt that we were both in awe of the resiliency and strength of Clemantine throughout this harrowing journey. Clemantine and her sister, Claire, were each other's constants throughout the journey and I was in awe of them both for very different reasons.
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Wamariya describes the stark differences between how she was able to survive from how her sister survived. And, she continued to describe the differences in how the trauma rooted within them to influence how they navigated their way through cultures, relationships, and healing.
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From a mental health aspect, it was so powerful to see that trauma can (and does) present in different ways for every person. There is a therapist and researcher from Canada, Vikki Reynolds, who has devoted her work to researching and advocating for marginalized populations and survivors. She writes about the power of the resistance and I could help but think of this work as I read. If you're interested, check out her episode of The Radical Therapist Podcast (episode 15) or read her work at Vikkireynolds.ca
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I did a buddy read of this with my dear friend @diariesofbibliophile and it is without a doubt that we were both in awe of the resiliency and strength of Clemantine throughout this harrowing journey. Clemantine and her sister, Claire, were each other's constants throughout the journey and I was in awe of them both for very different reasons.
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Wamariya describes the stark differences between how she was able to survive from how her sister survived. And, she continued to describe the differences in how the trauma rooted within them to influence how they navigated their way through cultures, relationships, and healing.
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From a mental health aspect, it was so powerful to see that trauma can (and does) present in different ways for every person. There is a therapist and researcher from Canada, Vikki Reynolds, who has devoted her work to researching and advocating for marginalized populations and survivors. She writes about the power of the resistance and I could help but think of this work as I read. If you're interested, check out her episode of The Radical Therapist Podcast (episode 15) or read her work at Vikkireynolds.ca