Book details

  • Genre:family & relationships
  • Sub-genre:Life Stages / Adolescence
  • Language:English
  • Pages:156
  • eBook ISBN:9781938729645
  • Paperback ISBN:9781938729638

Life's a Dance

A Memoir On My Growing Up and Coming of Age

By Roberta M Roy

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Overview

Roberta M. Roy summarizes her memoir, Life's a Dance: On My Growing up and Coming of Age, as relating to the high points in her life from the time she was eight years of age until she was twenty-seven which she summarizes as follows: Having started life in the Great Depression, I early learned that hard work combined with determination and gaged risk-taking were necessary for survival. Having witnessed the effect of too little money and the resultant lack of permanent housing, I determined I would become an independent and informed adult who would earn sufficiently well as to provide stability for myself and as possible, those in my family, and on the way, I would become in a sense, more enlightened. Aided by scholarships, eventually I became a licensed speech language pathologist and my path, while not always predictably easy, was lit by variety, human experience, and indeed, a degree of adventure. Life's a Dance is the story of that venture.
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Description

Life's a Dance: On My Growing up and Coming of Age, as relating to the high points in her life from the time she was eight years of age until she was twenty-seven. This memoir is more than a personal narrative—it's a testament to the power of resilience and the human spirit. Readers will be captivated by Roy's unwavering resolve, her insightful reflections on life's challenges, and the profound lessons she learned along the way. "Life's a Dance" is an inspiring read for anyone seeking motivation, enlightenment, and a reminder of the incredible strength found within us all. Dive into Roy's extraordinary journey and discover why her story is a dance worth witnessing.
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About The Author

Roberta M Roy holds a B.A. in English from the State University College at Albany (SUNYA), an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Nebraska and has done post graduate study at the University of Michigan. Roy is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the State of New York. She resides in the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York State where she is the creative lead and owner operator of ALVA Press, Inc. Roberta M Roy's Jolt Survival Trilogy won three writing awards: Home Again 2020 (Jolt Survival Trilogy Book 3) took the Gold Medal for Current Events II (Social Issues/Public Affairs/Ecological/Humanitarian) and Silver Medal for Multicultural Fiction in the Jenkins 2021 International eLit awards and a Bronze Medal as a Novel in the 2021 Jenkins International eLit Awards and Jolt: a rural noir (Book 1) took the 2011 Jenkins Living Now Inspirational Fiction Award. Roy's book Slivers: Poems by Roberta M Roy, medaled in the 2020 Jenkins International eLit Awards in Poetry. Other books edited/written by Roy include The ALVA Axiom Interviews with Authors, Straight from the Robin's Nest, and Two Close: a story of survival (Jolt Survival Trilogy: Book 3). Most recently Roy has taken to writing award-winning scripts that have evolved from her the Jolt Survival Trilogy. They include seven features, eleven hour-long tele-series episodes, and five short scripts.
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