Unwrapping Widely Available. Finally.

Unwrapping: A Novel About Generational Trauma is, finally, available on all major bookseller sites, as well as the site of the printing company. My preferred method is you use either Bookshop.org or the Ingram/Spark link, both of which also are available on the homepage here.

However, if you prefer to order Amazon or Barnes & Noble, that’s fine, too. One day soon, I’ll be blogging about this odyssey to wider distribution, which in the case of Unwrapping involved a second publishing, a new imprint and a lot of patience. Also, some sad news, the death of my original publisher not long after she closed the small house that originally published Unwrapping.

But for now, here are ordering links:

Bookshop

Ingram/Spark

Barnes & Noble

Amazon

If you either have already enjoyed the book or order it and have thoughts, I’d appreciate comments when possible on these websites.

AT BOOKMARKS FESTIVAL

I’m pleased to share that I will be be selling Unwrapping: A Novel About Generational Trauma at the upcoming Bookmarks festival, Sept. 27 in downtown Winston-Salem. You can stop by, pick up a copy and chat near the Winston-Salem Writers organization table from noon to 1 p.m. that day. Hope to see you there!

POST PUBLISHED ON ACA WEBSITE

I’m happy to share that the American Counseling Association has published a blog I wrote about Unwrapping: A Novel About Generational Trauma. The piece explains some of the ideas I’ve previously written about in this space, about the reasons behind the book. You can read the blog here.

BOOK SIGNING and LOCAL LAUNCH!

I’m excited to announce that Barnes & Noble in Winston-Salem will host a book signing for Unwrapping: A Novel About Generational Trauma on Saturday, June 7 from 2 to 4 pm.

Please come out to see me and buy a copy of the book at that time if you haven’t yet purchased one through the website. I’d love to see friends from the different walks of my North Carolina life that day.

Barnes & Noble is located at 1925 Hampton Inn Ct., Winston-Salem.

News & Events

Unwrapping: The Launch

Unwrapping: A Novel About Generational Trauma is available to order with this link.

What People Say About Unwrapping

  • "Leslie Gura contextualizes the process of psychotherapy within an engaging story with complex, compelling characters. Unwrapping is an important and rare novel about the process of trauma recovery that is both insightful and entertaining.”

    Mark B. Scholl
    Professor of Counseling
    Wake Forest University
    Winston-Salem, NC

  • “Take intriguing plot twists, romantic angst and generational trauma, and you get Unwrapping. I came away with deep empathy for Gura’s well-developed characters. An informed, touching read."

    Sherry L. Allen, LPC, NCC
    Owner and Principal Therapist
    GrowSteady
    Nashville, TN

  • "It's difficult to find a book that is teaching vital information while absorbing the reader simultaneously into a story, allowing our imagination to take us there. Gura found the middle world between reading enjoyment, learning about hard and triggering topics, and tools that can be utilized for learning."

    Laneita Williamson, RN, BSN
    Trauma-informed Care Manager
    CareNet Counseling
    Winston-Salem, NC

  • "I absolutely loved this novel! So many different story lines. The characters are real and their stories are true. I feel for them."

    Maria Teresa Jones, MDiv, BCC
    Spiritual Director and Dreamwork Facilitator
    Ceiba, Puerto Rico

  • “Others have shared the techniques and theory of the art of care; Gura is the only one that I know of who has brought that carefully honed practice into proper focus with the dramatic perspective it deserves. What could be more amazing, surprising or compelling than people helping each other along their way through life?”

    Gary Gunderson, MDiv, DMin, DDiv
    Professor, Faith and the Health of the Public
    School of Divinity
    Wake Forest University
    Winston-Salem, NC