It’s been almost six months since Writing in the Wound came into the world.
A recent editorial review described it as:
“Forceful and unsettling… Hemani refuses to fake tidiness.”
I’ve been thinking about that line…Our wounds are among the most sacred things we carry within us.
To let someone enter them—to witness how they ache, how they make us shiver, how they keep us awake at night—is a radical act of self-exposure and self-expression, especially when those wounds are still open.
For a racialized woman from another country, who has called Canada home for seventeen years yet continues to be structurally excluded, this act becomes not only a claim to be seen in a space that has not fully made room for her, but also a confrontation with the very structures that continue to deny her belonging.
If you’ve read the book, I’d love to know what stayed with you.
And if you feel like sharing your thoughts on Goodreads, it helps the book reach other readers.
Read the full review here: writinginthewound.com/book-reviews
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