The museum of lost and fragile things: a year of salvage

Joinson, S. (2024) The museum of lost and fragile things: a year of salvage. The Indigo Press, London, UK, pp. 1-296. ISBN 9781911648680

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Abstract

Suzanne Joinson grew up in a 1980s council estate in Crewe, where her parents were followers of The Divine Light Mission cult. This clash of class and counterculture destroyed her family, leaving a legacy of turmoil and poverty.

Years later, she attempts to reclaim what she's lost and piece together the impact of a childhood infused with esoteric yoga practices, psychedelic encounters, and meditation techniques. She acquires replicas of beloved objects that had to be destroyed in regular purges in the hope of restoring family ties. The Museum of Lost and Fragile Things explores the realm of mother-daughter relationships and inherited trauma, in a moving, delicately-woven account of coming to terms with a complicated past.

Publication Type: Books
Uncontrolled Keywords: biography, working class, religion, cult, family, personal memoir, class, culture,
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT601 Classes
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Arts and Humanities > English and Creative Writing
Research Entities > Chichester Centre for Critical and Creative Writing
Depositing User: Suzanne Joinson
Date Deposited: 02 Sep 2024 09:06
Last Modified: 02 Sep 2024 09:06
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/7695

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