Eve Mills Allen, a mental health therapist from New Brunswick, shares the profoundly moving story of Jeremias Tecú, who, at just eleven years of age, led his family to safety during the Guatemalan genocide against the Mayan peoples. In breakinghis long-held silence, Jeremias recounts his memories to the author, revealing not only the harrowing realities of survival but also the deep limitations of our mental health system in addressing the lasting wounds of war and genocide.
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Eve Mills Allen is a mental health therapist in Moncton, New Brunswick, with an MA in Creative Writing and an MEd in CounsellingPsychology. She has over 30 years of experience as a journalist, writer for APTN TV shows, and educator, leading life writing andtherapeutic workshops—primarily in First Nations communities. A member of the Moncton Writers’ Group and NB Federation of Writers, Eve, has won multiple short story awards, including third place in the Canadian Authors Association prize for narrativenonfiction.
Jeremias Tecú is a New Brunswick-based storyteller and community activist as well as a survivor of the Guatemalan civil war duringwhich his two brothers disappeared. After starting a new life in New Brunswick, Canada, Tecú became a settlement worker at theMulticultural Association of Fredericton, aiding newcomers with their acclimatization. A founding board member for the Madhu VermaMigrant Justice Centre, In the Arms of Inup is his story. NOTE: 10% of all sales go to the Maritime-Guatamala Breaking the SilenceNetwork.
NEW: In The Arms of Inup is now available as an epub. Find it on Kobo or Kindle
“Breaking the Silence” will receive 10% of every book sold.
$25.00 paperback
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