Lea has written pieces for media outlets such as Salon and The Southern Review.[1] In 2015, Lea published Wondering Who You Are through Tin House. The work is a memoir about her experiences with her husband losing his memory of their life together.[2] The book received positive reviews from media outlets such as Booklist, Oprah.com, and the Chicago Tribune.[3][4][5]
In 2014, Lea released Every Beautiful Thing, a short film that starred Lauren Weedman. Lea was a finalist for the Emerging Director Award at the Post Alley Film Festival and the movie's score, which was done by Trey Gunn, won an award for best score at the Moondance International Film Festival.[6][7]
She also works as a teacher at the Hugo House and is active with the Red Badge Project, where she teaches writing to female service members and veterans.[8]
Personal lifeedit
Lea is married to Richard Bandy. The two met at a high school dance while they were both in their teens and they married years later.[citation needed] In 2000 Bandy developed pseudomyxoma peritonei, a form of cancer that caused tumors to form in his abdomen. He underwent multiple surgeries, the last of which in 2003 resulted in internal bleeding. The bleeding was extensive enough that it caused brain damage, resulting in Bandy losing most of his memories of the last twenty years.[9] Bandy was able to remember some basic details like his wife's name, but could not remember details about his current life such as his job, children, or his marriage.[10] He also experienced changes to his personality and handwriting.[9]
Referencesedit
^Staff, N. P. R. "In 'Wondering Who You Are,' A Man Wakes Up And Doesn't Know His Wife". NPR.org. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^"WONDERING WHO YOU ARE by Sonya Lea (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
^Wondering Who You Are, by Sonya Lea (review). Booklist.
^"4 Memoirs So Compelling, They Read Like Novels". Oprah.com.
^Kephart, Beth (July 16, 2015). "Review 'Wondering Who You Are' by Sonya Lea". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
^"2015 Competition Results – Films and Film Scores". Moondance International Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^"Movie Talk". Women in Film Seattle. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^DeCanniere, Andrew. "Sonya Lea - INTERVIEWS - UR Chicago". UR Chicago. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
^ ab"Seattle Writer Shares New Memoir About Husband's Memory Loss". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
^"Review: 'Wondering Who You Are,' by Sonya Lea; husband loses memory after cancer surgery". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
sonya, this, article, autobiography, been, extensively, edited, subject, someone, connected, subject, need, editing, conform, wikipedia, neutral, point, view, policy, there, relevant, discussion, talk, page, september, 2015, learn, when, remove, this, message,. This article is an autobiography or has been extensively edited by the subject or by someone connected to the subject It may need editing to conform to Wikipedia s neutral point of view policy There may be relevant discussion on the talk page September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Sonya Lea born January 12 1960 is an American essayist memoirist film director and screenwriter based in Seattle Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editLea has written pieces for media outlets such as Salon and The Southern Review 1 In 2015 Lea published Wondering Who You Are through Tin House The work is a memoir about her experiences with her husband losing his memory of their life together 2 The book received positive reviews from media outlets such as Booklist Oprah com and the Chicago Tribune 3 4 5 In 2014 Lea released Every Beautiful Thing a short film that starred Lauren Weedman Lea was a finalist for the Emerging Director Award at the Post Alley Film Festival and the movie s score which was done by Trey Gunn won an award for best score at the Moondance International Film Festival 6 7 She also works as a teacher at the Hugo House and is active with the Red Badge Project where she teaches writing to female service members and veterans 8 Personal life editLea is married to Richard Bandy The two met at a high school dance while they were both in their teens and they married years later citation needed In 2000 Bandy developed pseudomyxoma peritonei a form of cancer that caused tumors to form in his abdomen He underwent multiple surgeries the last of which in 2003 resulted in internal bleeding The bleeding was extensive enough that it caused brain damage resulting in Bandy losing most of his memories of the last twenty years 9 Bandy was able to remember some basic details like his wife s name but could not remember details about his current life such as his job children or his marriage 10 He also experienced changes to his personality and handwriting 9 References edit Staff N P R In Wondering Who You Are A Man Wakes Up And Doesn t Know His Wife NPR org Retrieved 2016 04 23 WONDERING WHO YOU ARE by Sonya Lea review Kirkus Reviews Retrieved 2015 10 14 Wondering Who You Are by Sonya Lea review Booklist 4 Memoirs So Compelling They Read Like Novels Oprah com Kephart Beth July 16 2015 Review Wondering Who You Are by Sonya Lea Chicago Tribune Retrieved 2015 10 14 2015 Competition Results Films and Film Scores Moondance International Film Festival Retrieved 2016 04 23 Movie Talk Women in Film Seattle Retrieved 2016 04 23 DeCanniere Andrew Sonya Lea INTERVIEWS UR Chicago UR Chicago Retrieved 2015 10 14 a b Seattle Writer Shares New Memoir About Husband s Memory Loss Seattle Magazine Retrieved 2015 10 14 Review Wondering Who You Are by Sonya Lea husband loses memory after cancer surgery Star Tribune Retrieved 2015 10 14 External links editOfficial website Sonya Lea at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonya Lea amp oldid 1173767585, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
