This is a poignant memoir abut loss and anger. She seemed to have an uncomplicated life at first, and then everything changed in like a heartbeat.
When Steph met her husband, Rivs, she thought she'd traded the loss and anger she was running from a stable, loving, uncomplicated life. Then Rivs suddenly falls ill with a similar illness that took her father. He had to be placed in a medically-induced coma for eight-four grueling days.
Suddenly, she's caught between the overlapping currents of grief from her childhood and the possibility of losing her husband in the present. It was something that she never expected. She didn't know how unlucky she could be.
In the process, Steph has to confront it all: her father's death, which wrecked her faith and the decade of rebellion that quickly followed it. This included running away from home at sixteen, struggling with alcohol abuse, and delving into drugs to ease her pain.
With lush lyricism, Steph explores the rage and beauty of suffering, finding the glimmers of hope in its depths.
This book is at once a heart-wrenching reflection on resilience and a powerful reminder that we can find healing no matter how broken we are. All we need is to slow down and allow ourselves to grieve and feel.
I loved the book and found it moving and yet inspiring at the same time. It is a very well-written memoir by a lady who very obviously had so much to deal with. But somehow she prospered.
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