This is a heartwarming memoir about love and loss through the heart and soul of a mother who painfully but bravely circumvented around grief after the sudden loss of her adult son to keep his memory alive. The symbol of the delicate, mystical dragonfly, the stories, poems, and letters she generously and compassionately shares, will bring tears to your eyes, induce a chuckle, and find consoling comfort. You will journey through her loss in an enlightening and empowering manner. Reminiscing about her son's childhood, adulthood, marriage, and fatherhood will joyfully allow you to get to know him personally. Strength and bravery through her wise and worthy advice on ways to accept, embrace, and traverse contentedly through loss is the main motive. This personal narrative about grief encourages and offers life does not end at death. It is a resplendent account of dealing with loss and finding eternal love. Anyone who has experienced a loss of any nature, will find this extraordinary book rewarding and gratifying. Through her caring advice on ways to navigate courageously through heartbreak and loss will make your heart lifted up by dragonfly wings.
Marcia Temple is a beautiful, sensuous, suburban married woman who is entering the treacherous, unsettling 40s. She is unhappy with her life but has no idea why. When someone of authority naively suggests something to her to get her out of her blues, she embarks on a life-long journey of lust, glamour, infidelity, and uncertainty which spans over twenty years. She moves from coast to coast experiencing pain and passion, which eventual evolve into healing and growth. This memoir begins when Marcia is watching reruns of the popular TV show Sex and the City. It jars her memory of a series of exciting and desperate events that changes her life forever. Events that took her away from her beloved Manhattan and the man she loves deeply and dangerously. She cautions others who are blinded by uncontrollable passion to beware of the consequences when the heart betrays rationale. Every person who has ever embarked on a life-long discovery of love, universal truth, and survival will find this book intriguing and helpful. This cautionary tale will fascinate people from their twenties to their seventies. This is not the usual story of romance, love, marriage, and deceit but an introspective into lifes choices, with its consequences and its learning lessons. This memoir is a definite page-turner.
“We never thought our lives would turn out this way but who really knows such things?” During the Leider’s seven-year marriage they brought three beautiful babies into the world. They marveled at their good fortune and, like most parents, had dreams of what their children would aspire to and accomplish in life. In a moment, all that changed when their idyllic world collapsed around them. Deena and Jeff received the worst news any parent could ever imagine. The world they once embraced and adored was instantly over. The words “life expectancy” rang in their ears and reverberated with the steady tic-tock-of the clock—their personal time bomb. That’s when the battle against time began for them and they vowed to save their cherished family. In the quest to fight for their children’s lives, they decided that they will not rest until their voices and unique story was heard from the halls of Capital Hill to state and local government. These incredible parents turned a devastating situation into an altruistic crusade. They were determined to live for their little boys and to try their hardest to grieve later. This story is not wrapped with a silver lining but anything worth changing and fighting for never is. The Leider’s represent all the unsung heroes who travel a harrowing road with fortitude, extraordinary courage, humility, and endless hope. As you read about this exceptional and remarkable family, you will be deeply moved and greatly inspired by their perseverance and infinite parental love. At story’s end, you will be profoundly motivated to accompany them on their continuing journey of strength and optimism.
No Trick or Treats is a coming-of-age, multigenerational narrative about family traditions, loyalty, secrets, mystery, revelations and love. Through the lens of a young impressionable girl Elena Rose the book evolves. Elena is on a life-long journey of discovery and resolution. This complex girl experiences intense flashbacks. Elena Rose enhances family traditions through loyalty and love. The varied and interesting characters in this unique story will elicit fascinating and intriguing emotions. In this unique novel, Elena journeys from her teens through adulthood. She harbors a dark secret for years. Adding suspense and intrigue, a parallel storyline emerges about a New England family commencing from the Civil War to the end of the nineteenth century. These two families intersect in a profound way. The narrative is viewed through Elena's vivid imagination. As she searches for truth and love, she learns to accept losses on this extensive journey of discovery and justice. The story begins in Elena's teenage years in Jersey City, New Jersey and follows her through the hustling town of Chicago, to glamorous Hollywood, California and sedate Walpole, NH. In Chicago she meets people who inform her life. In Hollywood, Elena transforms from a naive girl to an impressionable young woman. Later, in rural Walpole, New Hampshire she addresses previous taxing life's challenges. Throughout the novel, historical references from years past enrich the narrative. Elena's extraordinary life is colored by fears, tears, laughter, and life's lessons. You will be drawn in as you observe her grow from an innocent and insecure young girl to an enlightened and fully developed woman of substance. Elena's extraordinary journey will scare you with Tricks and delight you with Treats.
“We never thought our lives would turn out this way but who really knows such things?” During the Leider’s seven-year marriage they brought three beautiful babies into the world. They marveled at their good fortune and, like most parents, had dreams of what their children would aspire to and accomplish in life. In a moment, all that changed when their idyllic world collapsed around them. Deena and Jeff received the worst news any parent could ever imagine. The world they once embraced and adored was instantly over. The words “life expectancy” rang in their ears and reverberated with the steady tic-tock-of the clock—their personal time bomb. That’s when the battle against time began for them and they vowed to save their cherished family. In the quest to fight for their children’s lives, they decided that they will not rest until their voices and unique story was heard from the halls of Capital Hill to state and local government. These incredible parents turned a devastating situation into an altruistic crusade. They were determined to live for their little boys and to try their hardest to grieve later. This story is not wrapped with a silver lining but anything worth changing and fighting for never is. The Leider’s represent all the unsung heroes who travel a harrowing road with fortitude, extraordinary courage, humility, and endless hope. As you read about this exceptional and remarkable family, you will be deeply moved and greatly inspired by their perseverance and infinite parental love. At story’s end, you will be profoundly motivated to accompany them on their continuing journey of strength and optimism.
No Trick or Treats is a coming-of-age, multigenerational narrative about family traditions, loyalty, secrets, mystery, revelations and love. Through the lens of a young impressionable girl Elena Rose the book evolves. Elena is on a life-long journey of discovery and resolution. This complex girl experiences intense flashbacks. Elena Rose enhances family traditions through loyalty and love. The varied and interesting characters in this unique story will elicit fascinating and intriguing emotions. In this unique novel, Elena journeys from her teens through adulthood. She harbors a dark secret for years. Adding suspense and intrigue, a parallel storyline emerges about a New England family commencing from the Civil War to the end of the nineteenth century. These two families intersect in a profound way. The narrative is viewed through Elena's vivid imagination. As she searches for truth and love, she learns to accept losses on this extensive journey of discovery and justice. The story begins in Elena's teenage years in Jersey City, New Jersey and follows her through the hustling town of Chicago, to glamorous Hollywood, California and sedate Walpole, NH. In Chicago she meets people who inform her life. In Hollywood, Elena transforms from a naive girl to an impressionable young woman. Later, in rural Walpole, New Hampshire she addresses previous taxing life's challenges. Throughout the novel, historical references from years past enrich the narrative. Elena's extraordinary life is colored by fears, tears, laughter, and life's lessons. You will be drawn in as you observe her grow from an innocent and insecure young girl to an enlightened and fully developed woman of substance. Elena's extraordinary journey will scare you with Tricks and delight you with Treats.
This is a heartwarming memoir about love and loss through the heart and soul of a mother who painfully but bravely circumvented around grief after the sudden loss of her adult son to keep his memory alive. The symbol of the delicate, mystical dragonfly, the stories, poems, and letters she generously and compassionately shares, will bring tears to your eyes, induce a chuckle, and find consoling comfort. You will journey through her loss in an enlightening and empowering manner. Reminiscing about her son's childhood, adulthood, marriage, and fatherhood will joyfully allow you to get to know him personally. Strength and bravery through her wise and worthy advice on ways to accept, embrace, and traverse contentedly through loss is the main motive. This personal narrative about grief encourages and offers life does not end at death. It is a resplendent account of dealing with loss and finding eternal love. Anyone who has experienced a loss of any nature, will find this extraordinary book rewarding and gratifying. Through her caring advice on ways to navigate courageously through heartbreak and loss will make your heart lifted up by dragonfly wings.
Marcia Temple is a beautiful, sensuous, suburban married woman who is entering the treacherous, unsettling 40s. She is unhappy with her life but has no idea why. When someone of authority naively suggests something to her to get her out of her blues, she embarks on a life-long journey of lust, glamour, infidelity, and uncertainty which spans over twenty years. She moves from coast to coast experiencing pain and passion, which eventual evolve into healing and growth. This memoir begins when Marcia is watching reruns of the popular TV show Sex and the City. It jars her memory of a series of exciting and desperate events that changes her life forever. Events that took her away from her beloved Manhattan and the man she loves deeply and dangerously. She cautions others who are blinded by uncontrollable passion to beware of the consequences when the heart betrays rationale. Every person who has ever embarked on a life-long discovery of love, universal truth, and survival will find this book intriguing and helpful. This cautionary tale will fascinate people from their twenties to their seventies. This is not the usual story of romance, love, marriage, and deceit but an introspective into lifes choices, with its consequences and its learning lessons. This memoir is a definite page-turner.
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