susan wacholder

Slow Dancing with Fire is a beautifully written and compelling story of personal resilience that will inspire you. The memoir addresses universal issues that will resonate with everyone - issues of identity, beauty and the conflicting desires for visibility and invisibility. It gives hope that you can rebuild your life for whatever reason when your prior life is no longer viable. Brahna Yassky’s book reflects the fact that the author was an accomplished painter before becoming a writer. The author’s detailed descriptions create realistic and intriguing pictures of her life and her struggle to overcome a horrific and life changing accident with fire. This memoir is a must read for anyone who is going through a personal ordeal or knows someone who is struggling to recover from an illness or tragedy.