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Follow on Google News | New Book features a life of a Woman/Immigrant/Pastor/Mother and her search for selfNew Book features a life of a Woman/Immigrant/Pastor/Mother, reminding all of us that finding one’s identity is not just for teenagers. A fresh take on self-search, cultural differences, parenthood, family, and fitting in offered with humor, grace.
By: Julia I Oden Books, Publishing, Women Studies, Religion, Human Interest, and Intercultural Issues New Book features a life of a Woman/Immigrant/ Kansas City, KS – July 11, 2011 – Teenage years? Quarter-life crisis? Mid-life crisis? How about an all-life crisis? Everyone has been through a series of transformations in life, some more defining than others. The newly released book by Lydia Istomina, “From Misery to Mystery: Story of a woman trapped in a man's world,” reveals her personal story as she deals with various aspects of forced and voluntary change of life. The book is a collection of short stories that cover Lydia’s life in Russia and Kansas City, dealing with transition, cultural stereotypes and their frequent absurdities, about being a woman, a single mom, a wife, a foreigner, a pastor, and, simply, a human being trying to find herself. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rev. Lydia Istomina is from Ekaterinburg, Russia where she started the first Methodist Church after 70 years of atheism. The very first woman pastor in Russia, Lydia started a trend. After a career in electrochemistry, and nine years as CEO of the Russian non-profit association Znanie (Knowledge), she built her church to nearly 1000 members. Lydia serves the First UMC in Raytown since 2004 after nine years of ministry in Kansas City, KS, where she served Grinter Chapel, Edwardsville, Central Avenue and Piper United Methodist Churches. Lydia Istomina is a graduate of St. Paul School of Theology. She is the author of “Bringing Hidden Things to Light: The Revival of Methodism in Russia” (Abingdon Press, 1996), multiple magazine and newspaper articles. She blogs at ligooshka.blogspot.com Table of Contents, sample chapters, and some illustrations from the book: www.miserytomystery.com BOOK SUMMARY: Title: From Misery to Mystery: Story of a woman trapped in a man's world Author: Lydia P. Istomina Publisher: CreateSpace (June 3, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-1456566500 ISBN-10: 1456566504 9 x 6 x 0.8, 350 pp., b&w illustrations, $16.00 This book (in paperback and eBook Kindle format) can be purchased through Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/ /Editor Note: Review copies and interviews arranged on request./ Media Contact: Lydia Istomina 14407 W 65th Terrace Shawnee, KS 66216 Phone: 816-510-0871 E-mail: lidawlw@gmail.com or lydia@lydiaistomina.com End
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