The Chronology of Water
Book Cover
Book cover for “The Chronology of Water” (2011) by Lidia Yuknavitch.
The non-linear memoir explores a life shaped by the trauma of an abusive childhood, the grief of a stillborn daughter, and a self-destructive spiral into addiction. Using water as a metaphor for memory and physical sensation, she maps her journey from a competitive swimmer to a writer, eventually finding redemption and survival through art and motherhood.
The non-linear memoir explores a life shaped by the trauma of an abusive childhood, the grief of a stillborn daughter, and a self-destructive spiral into addiction. Using water as a metaphor for memory and physical sensation, she maps her journey from a competitive swimmer to a writer, eventually finding redemption and survival through art and motherhood.
