College Girl: A Memoir

By Laura Gray-Rosendale

Book Overview

The inspirational memoir of a woman who survived a brutal sexual assault and went on to become a university professor.

Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Book of the Year
Gold Medalist, 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Autobiography/Memoir III (Personal Struggle / Health Issues) category
Finalist for the 2013 May Sarton Memoir Award presented by the Story Circle Network
Award-Winning Finalist in the Autobiography/Memoirs category of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News2013

In College Girl, a university professor revisits the memory of a brutal sexual assault and recounts her long, circuitous route from trauma to recovery. Offering present-day reflections alongside the fresh, hopeful voice of the twenty-year-old student she once was, Laura Gray-Rosendale tells the story of her near destruction and her family's disintegration, but also one of abiding friendships and shining hope. In the end, College Girl is also a story about stories, and a meditation on memoir itself.

Gray-Rosendale writes in a tone that is simply unforgettable-gritty, humorous, and raw. Artfully written and devoid of self-pity, College Girl is a rich story of triumph, hope, and survival.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438447094
• ISBN13: 9781438447094
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New Yo
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher