Come Back

As you might have noticed around the blogosphere, virtual book tours are all the rage. Authors contact bloggers and ask if they would be prepared to participate in a virtual book tour. It is a fantastic alternative to the normal book tours and it seems to be a win-win-win situation. The author wins by gaining more exposure, the readers win by finding out about new books and the blogger wins by getting a free book! I am definitely going to do a similar thing for my book.  I think it is a fabulous idea.

 

I am sent quite a few books (I have one outstanding that I must get to shortly), and most of them I love.  Some more than others. However the book I would like to introduce you to today I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed reading.  It is a riveting book; I couldn’t get enough of it.  It is extremely well written, the pace and the tone of the book are electric.  I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. 

 

In summary, the book is described as follows:

 

“An unflinching true account of a teenage girl’s dizzying, drug-fueled descent into society’s underbelly and a mother’s desperate and ultimately successful attempts to bring her back. Riveting, lively and often humorous, it is a testament to the enormous power of love and its miraculous ability to heal.”

 

It is written in a first person account, and that makes it even more spellbinding to read.  It is as if you are right there with both Claire and Mia as they go through their harrowing experiences.

 

Claire (the mother) and I have been emailing each other back and forth, she is a fantastic person.  She sent me an email in which she said she admired me greatly for what I had been through, she called me a ‘survivor’.  After reading her book I am in awe of her; she is a survivor.

 

The book has got rave reviews from all over the place and Claire and Mia will be interviewed on Good Morning America June 13 the 8AM hour. Please try and catch the show.

 

Have a look at their website and read more about the book and take note of their upcoming appearances.

 

You can buy the book here (a portion of the purchase price will go to protecting children against sexual abuse).

 

In closing, I want to leave you with these two paragraphs that resonated so strongly with me.  This is so so so true. This is exactly what I went through after Ben.  

 

Grief is a noisy thing. It is loud and stupid in hospital hallways and funeral parlors, in pajamas barefoot in the street.  It repels others, helpless against your helplessness, your embarrassing lack of control.  Grief is a refusal.

 

Sorrow, however, sorrow minds its manners.  Sorrow has weight, grace. It confers dignity; it implies wisdom. Sorrow is an acceptance.

 

Yes! Yes. Sadly, yes. I have never felt more alone than when I was in the midst of the rawness of grief.

 

This is a great book. Really.

 

Comments

[Judy]

Wow, it does sound like a super book!

Note to self: must write something to have it published so I, too, can get cool books to read in the mail!

[Sharon]

Wow! I am listening to you right this minute from Alabama, USA. Your voice is so soft, sexy, and feminine. Glad to finally have a voice to go along with your writing style and pictures. I love how they call you an author.

Yes, I stayed up looking forward to this. It is around 4:30 a.m. in the wee hours of the morning. I set my alarm, but was afraid that I would wake up just enough to turn off the alarm and go back to sleep.

Okay, back to you. I am so proud of you. It is obvious that you are speaking freely from the heart.

Oh yeah, we all love your "sunny personality."

[Sharon]

Okay, before I sound like a freak let me explain. My previous comment was referring to your radio interview not the post on "Come Back."

After reading the post for "Come Back", it seems to be a very captivating book. Thanks for the review.

[Paige]

would love to participate in your virtual book tour.

[Leggy]

OMG Tertia- I just finished it too and and am in the midst of writing my review. And I too was so struck by that quote and was going to use it- its one of the many pages that I dog-eared. What she said really wrung true with me in all my various brushes with grief.

[Kateri]

It was a great book. I loved (and reviewed) it too.