Nora Dimitrova Clinton: “Taking responsibility”
I did not experience a culture shock but felt that I belonged in the United States since Day One. My American acquaintances treated me with the utmost kindness and respect, and I received countless opportunities for utilizing and improving my skills. I felt elated by the palpable atmosphere of liberty and meritocracy and the limitless […]
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Author Shares Her Story from Surviving Communism to Achieving the American Dream in New Memoir Nora D. Clinton celebrates American freedoms and explores her past in communism-run Bulgaria in ‘Quarantine Reflections across Two Worlds’
January 20, 2021 09:13 ET | Source: Archway Publishing Archway Publishing Bloomington, Indiana, UNITED STATES
HERNDON, Va., Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) “Quarantine Reflections across Two Worlds” by Nora D. Clinton presents a captivating account about life in two strikingly different worlds, an ardent defense of freedom and a thought-provoking analysis of current events and ideologies.
Clinton shares her experiences growing up in Bulgaria, from her childhood under communism to watching the Berlin Wall fall in twelfth grade to ultimately arriving in America, which she now calls home. Throughout, she illustrates the dangers of utopian abstractions and the need for common