![]() ![]() From a professor in the Midwest to a poet in Belgium, an escapee from a child prostitution ring, an advocate in the Congo, and a sex worker in San Francisco, Dear Sister touches on issues of feminism, love, disability, gender, justice, identity, and spirituality. /rebates/2fp2fDear-Sister2fLisa-Factora-Borchers2f9781849351720&.com252fp252fDear-Sister252fLisa-Factora-Borchers252f978184935172026afsrc3d126SID3d&idbooksamillion&nameBOOKSAMILLION. Here, we learn what the world looks like through the eyes of a survivor. ![]() Written in an epistolary format, this multi-generational, multi-ethnic collection of letters and essays is a moving journey into the hearts and minds of the survivors of rape, incest, and other forms of sexual violence, written directly to and for other survivors.ĭear Sister goes far beyond traditional books about healing that use "experts" to explain the experience of survivors to the rest of the world. Lisa is a long time contributor and editor with feminist publication make/shift magazine and has also worked as a nonfiction editor with Literary Mama. Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violenceĭear Sister shares the lessons, memories, and vision of over fifty artists, activists, mothers, writers, and students who share their stories of survival or what it means to be an advocate and ally to survivors. Lisa Factora-Borchers is a Filipina American writer, poet, and editor of Dear Sister: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence. Dear Sister: Letters From Survivors of Sexual Violence by Lisa Factora-Borchers (Editor), Aishah Shahidah Simmons (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Allison McCarthy (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.33 Rating details 195 ratings 28 reviews Dear Sister, It wasn't your fault it was never your fault. ![]()
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