‘UNBOLTING THE DARK’
MEMOIR EXPLORES JOURNEY INWARD TO GOD
Posted: October 22, 2011 at 5:16 a.m.
University of Arkansas professor Lynne Spellman smiles as she reads from her book, “Unbolting the Dark, a Memoir,” which was published in July.
When Lynne Spellman was 38, the age her mother had been when she died, she found herself “overtaken by an unwelcome, disruptive restlessness.” That restlessness led the University of Arkansas philosophy professor deep into her psyche as she struggled to come to terms with losing her mother at age 12 and with an unexpected opening into the realm of faith.
GO & DO
BOOK SIGNINGS
Where: Nightbird Books
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Address: 205 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville
Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
When: 10 a.m. Nov. 6
Address: 224 N. East Ave., Fayetteville
Spellman’s book is also available at the University Bookstore and online.
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
Spellman’s book, “Unbolting the Dark, a Memoir,” details the twin journeys of coming to terms with her mother’s death and tur...
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