Conjuring the Hurricane; The Best Way to Save Your Life is Any Way You Can
by Sarah Hanson

Conjuring the Hurricane; The Best Way to Save Your Life is Any Way You Can

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Conjuring the Hurricane is a survival memoir-in-verse about leaving a life that’s killing you and rebuilding a self you can finally live inside. Told in fragments that mirror the way trauma lives in the body, the book traces the nonlinear work of reclaiming identity, trust, and agency after abuse.

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Sarah Hanson

Sarah Hanson is a poet, memoirist, and the Architect of Self-Permission. Her work lives at the intersection of trauma, embodiment, and the lifelong act of returning to oneself. She writes for anyone standing at the edge of a life that no longer fits, whispering you are allowed to leave. Sarah’s writing carries the voice of a wise older sister, someone who has walked through the storm and offers what she has learned with warmth, nuance, and steadiness. She holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, the school that proudly prints “Where Fun Goes to Die” on t-shirts. She graduated from the school of No Fun, the academy of Childhood Trauma, and the higher education echelon of Domestic Abuse. She remains apprenticed to life and the universal curriculum of loss, joy, healing, redemption, and resurrection. She writes openly as an imperfect messenger, embracing the contradictions and complexity that real survival asks of us. Hanson is a contributing editor for the anthology Shaking Off the Ashes, and her poetry has appeared in The Literary Times, Sierra Nevada Review, Saranac Review, and Anti-Heroin Chic. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband Jay, their three cats Darwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia, and a codependent To-Be-Read pile.

Sarah Hanson's poems flash and cut like unsheathed knives in this important, memorable collection. As she writes her way out of the horrors of domestic violence and into the realm of hard-earned freedom, she pulls the reader's heart along with her. I can't remember the last time I cared so much, and felt so invested in a new author.

Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love, Big Magic, and All the Way to the River

Conjuring the Hurricane sums up what it means to be a woman, nay - a human being - who's found their way back to themselves, and Hanson shares it so remarkably that the reader has no choice but to feel as if they too have made their way home. Each of Hanson's words pierce a part of you that you didn't know needed prodding and leaves you changed; softer. This book will make you feel held. And seen.

Jennifer Pastiloff, Author of On Being Human and Proof of Life

Reading this will be a walk through hell, then a steep but steady climb into the sunlight. You're going to feel terrified, stripped bare, then fully seen and wrapped in such love and joy. Dig into it, and let this work wrap around your insides. Sarah is a gentle guide, so trust that she will take care of you.

Elizabeth Hara, Emmy-award winning writer for Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and Sesame Street

Sarah Hanson weaves a narrative of love, loss, pleasure, and pain, inviting us to bear witness to all the layers of life on planet earth. This gem of a book is full of realness and truth, woven together in a way that won't blind you with too much light. Read it, and be astonished at the beauty that is still possible despite everything.

Heidi Barr, author of Collisions of Earth and Sky

For those who have wondered 'What if?'-let Sarah Hanson take you to the Church of How to Change Everything. Hanson's voice is generous and clear. I feel tended-to by this honest and necessary work. An astonishing joy.

Angela Janda, author of Small Rooms with Gods

Conjuring the Hurricane is a deeply emotional journey of breaking free, evolving, and healing from the aftermath of two toxic relationships and the destruction they left behind. Through the chaos of loss and the storm of emotions, this journey transforms into something far more beautiful: a reclamation of self. It's a story of resilience, finding clarity amidst the debris, and ultimately emerging stronger-rewriting the narrative of survival into one of rebirth and growth.

Melanie Sue Hicks, author of Incongruent: Travel, Trauma, Transformation

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When Sarah Hanson realized she had to leave her abusive relationship, she did not have a plan. She had fear, instinct, and a body that had learned how to survive.

Conjuring the Hurricane is a survival memoir-in-verse about leaving a life that’s killing you and rebuilding a self you can finally live inside. Told in fragments that mirror the way trauma lives in the body, the book traces the nonlinear work of reclaiming identity, trust, and agency after abuse.

This is a story of escape and aftermath, of learning to trust what the body knows, and of joy returning slowly, in unexpected forms. It is not a guide to the perfect exit, but a testament to the exit that saves you.

For anyone who has ever wondered how she got here. For anyone who has ever whispered how do I get out. This book is a permission slip to choose survival.

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