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[New post] Book Review: Chasing the Daylight

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Book Review: Chasing the Daylight

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Chasing the Daylight

by Joanna Rakowski

Genre: Nonfiction / Memoir

ISBN: 9781669869405

Print Length: 412 pages

Publisher: Xlibris

Reviewed by Tomi Alo

 Joanna Rakowski's debut memoir, Chasing the Daylight, sparks a will in its reader to keep pushing and chasing their dreams. The book is a detailed account of her journey to becoming a Military Intelligence Officer.

Rakowski, originally from Warsaw, Poland, immigrated to the United States in 1995 after marrying her husband Alec. Before coming to the United States, Joanna spent most of her life pursuing her passion and deep love for ballet. She lived and breathed all things relating to ballet and even went to school for it. 

However, coming to the US wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for Joanna. It wasn't easy bouncing right back from where she left off in her ballet career due to a number of reasons. As she struggled to fully assimilate into the new culture and different language, she felt distanced from who she once was.

Fate led Joanna on a new path, one where she could find herself again, separate herself from the fragile ballerina back in Poland, and transform her into "a hard-core US Army soldier" who is ready to serve her country with all her heart and might.

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