Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir

Award-winning journalist Snyder (No Visible Bruises) is no stranger to hardship, having reported on everything from natural disasters and genocide to domestic violence and sexual assault. She now takes on her own harrowing life story of grief and growing up, beginning with the loss of her mother when she was just eight years old and continuing through her restrictive religious education, rape, rock and roll, and redemption. Read by the author, this memoir is a heart-wrenching and deeply inspiring listen. While her delivery is straightforward and sober, performed without added theatrics, Snyder’s discussion of being unhoused, unruly, and unloved is infused with enough emotion to be engrossing. Though her life has been touched by tragedy in so many ways, this reflective recounting of her journey from heartache to healing is inspiring and engaging.