The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom - Softcover

Gill, Nikita

 
9780593085660: The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0593085663 ISBN 13: 9780593085660
Verlag: Putnam Pub Group, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

Bestselling poet, writer, and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill returns with an innovative novel in verse, exploring Hindu mythology and legend.

Let her be a little less human, a little more divine
Give her heart armor so it doesn't break as easily as mine

Meet Paro. A girl with a strong will, a full heart, and much to learn. Born into a family reeling from the ruptures of Partition in India, we follow her as she crosses the precarious lines between childhood, teenage discovery, and realizing her adult self. In the process, Paro must confront fear, desire and the darkest parts of herself in the search for meaning and, ultimately, empowerment.

Nikita Gill's vivid poetry and beautiful illustrations have captured hearts and imaginations--but in The Girl and the Goddess, she offers us her most personal and deeply felt writing to date: an intimate coming-of-age story told in linked poems that offers a look into the Hindu mythology and rich cultural influences that helped her become the woman she is today.

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Nikita Gill is a British-Indian writer and poet living in the south of England. With a huge online following, her words have entranced hearts and minds all over the world.

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In This Story:

There is a girl who is stubborn
and strong willed and who makes
a lot of mistakes.

A family that is trying to navigate
its way through the aftermath
of war and partition.

Parents who have the best intentions.
Gods and Goddesses who appear
seemingly at random.

So when magic comes to stay
it brings with it a firestorm
of emotions.




A Secret From Me To You

There is something
you should know
before reading this tale.

Despite my best efforts,
I still do not know
how to love myself.

But here is
the secret
that no one told me.

It’s okay.

It’s okay to feel
like you’re drowning
inside your own bones sometimes.

It’s okay to weep
like a sky devoured
by a storm.

It’s okay to be aware
that there are wounds in you still
that you aren’t letting heal.

Survival is ugly.
Healing is messy.
Self love is complicated.

It is the days you feel like this
as much as your best days
that help you grow.

All of this
is part
of being human.

You and I, we do not need
to be perfect at one more thing
no one has taught us how to do.

We can learn together.
How to be gentle with ourselves.
How to be kinder to ourselves

when life feels
like it is more endings
than beginnings.

Here is another secret no one will tell you:
No one has mastered the art of self love,
not even the Gods and Goddesses themselves.

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Verlag
Putnam Pub Group
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0593085663
ISBN 13 
9780593085660
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
342
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