The Story
When Sarah Hanson realized she had to leave her abusive relationship, she didn't have a plan. She had fear, instinct, and a body that had learned how to survive.
Conjuring the Hurricane is a survival memoir-in-verse about leaving a life that's killing you and rebuilding a self you can finally live inside. Told in fragments that mirror the way trauma lives in the body, the book traces the nonlinear work of reclaiming identity, trust, and agency after abuse.
This is a story of escape and aftermath, of learning to trust what the body knows, and of joy returning slowly, in unexpected forms. It is not a guide to the perfect exit, but a testament to the exit that saves you.
For anyone who has ever wondered how she got here.
For anyone who has ever whispered, how do I get out.
This book is a permission slip to choose survival.
Author: Sarah Hanson
Publisher: Inked Elephant Publishing House
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781959694182
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
About the Author
Hanson, Sarah: - Sarah Hanson received an MA from the University of Chicago, and her workhas been featured in Sierra Nevada Review, The Literary Times, Saranac Review, and Anti-Heroin Chic, among other literary magazines. She is a contributingeditor of Shaking Off the Ashes.The Minnesota native lives in Minneapolis with her husband Jay; her three catsDarwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia; and a codependent To Be Read book pilethat will follow her into the afterlife.Conjuring the Hurricane is her first book.
Description
When Sarah Hanson realized she had to leave her abusive relationship, she didn't have a plan. She had fear, instinct, and a body that had learned how to survive.
Conjuring the Hurricane is a survival memoir-in-verse about leaving a life that's killing you and rebuilding a self you can finally live inside. Told in fragments that mirror the way trauma lives in the body, the book traces the nonlinear work of reclaiming identity, trust, and agency after abuse.
This is a story of escape and aftermath, of learning to trust what the body knows, and of joy returning slowly, in unexpected forms. It is not a guide to the perfect exit, but a testament to the exit that saves you.
For anyone who has ever wondered how she got here.
For anyone who has ever whispered, how do I get out.
This book is a permission slip to choose survival.
Author: Sarah Hanson
Publisher: Inked Elephant Publishing House
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781959694182
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2026
About the Author
Hanson, Sarah: - Sarah Hanson received an MA from the University of Chicago, and her workhas been featured in Sierra Nevada Review, The Literary Times, Saranac Review, and Anti-Heroin Chic, among other literary magazines. She is a contributingeditor of Shaking Off the Ashes.The Minnesota native lives in Minneapolis with her husband Jay; her three catsDarwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia; and a codependent To Be Read book pilethat will follow her into the afterlife.Conjuring the Hurricane is her first book.
