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Inspired by true events and brimming with hope

A powerful blend of memoir and social critique from one of today’s most urgent voices in health equity

Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother

Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey or wish to beAt age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother. Grieving and still new to adulthood, she confronted the twin pulls of life and death in the aftermath of unimaginable trauma and now explores the way this experience lastingly shaped the artist she became. Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Natasha Trethewey explores this profound experience of pain, loss, and grief as an entry point into