Water Spell: A Memoir
Department
English
Document Type
Book
Files
Description
Water Spell is, at its heart, a work of bibliotherapy. In this practice, counselors prescribe books as they would medicine, using stories as entry points for reflection, confrontation of pain, and eventual healing. Catherine Broadwall acts as both doctor and patient throughout her debut memoir, suturing her own wounds. While bibliotherapy and ekphrasis-writing inspired by visual art-are often reserved for traditional, canonically-approved texts, here Broadwall applies them to things like Pixar films, music videos, fairy tales, and video games. She democratizes these tools, showing that a reader's delight in any narrative can spark profound revelation and growth.
Call number in WMU's library
PS3611.Y56 W38 2025 (Waldo Library WMU Authors Collection, First Floor)
ISBN
9781960329943
Publication Date
2025
Recommended Citation
Broadwall, Catherine, "Water Spell: A Memoir" (2025). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 952.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/952