Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Swimming With MayaISBN13:9780988439047ISBN10:0988439042Author:Vincent, Eleanor (Author)Description:Previously Available Only In Hardcover, Swimming With Maya Demonstrates The Remarkable Process Of Healing After The Traumatic Death Of A Loved One Eleanor Vincent Raised Her Two Daughters, Maya And Meghan, Virtually As A Single-Parent Maya, The Eldest, Was A High-Spirited And Gifted Young Woman As A Toddler, Maya Was An Angelic Tow-Head, Full Of Life And Curiosity As A Teenager, Maya Was Energetic And Independent And Often Butted Heads With Her Mother But Eleanor And Maya Were Always Close And Connected, Like Best Friends Or Sisters, But Always Also Mother And Daughter Then At Age 19, Maya Mounts A Horse Bareback As A Dare And, In A Crushing Cantilever Fall, Is Left In A Coma From Which She Will Never Recover Eleanor S Life Is Turned Upside Down As She Struggles To Make The Painful Decision About Maya S Fate Ultimately Eleanor Chooses To Donate Maya S Organs Years Later, She Is Able To Hear Maya S Heart Beat In The Chest Of The Heart Recipient Along The Way, Eleanor Re-Examines Her Relationship With Her Daughter, As Well As Eleanor S Traumatic Life As A Child And Young Woman In A Story That Has Been Called Heartbreaking And Heart-Healing, Eleanor Vincent Illuminates The Kind Of Courage, Creativity, Faith, And Sheer Tenacity It Takes To Find One S Balance After Unthinkable Tragedy Praise For Swimming With Maya: Vincent's Poignant Decision To Donate Maya's Organs Will Resonate With Even Hard-Boiled Readers Booklist Powerful Prose With A Meaningful And Memorable Message Lee Gutkind, Founder, Creative Nonfiction Magazine An Important Addition To The Literature Of Loss And Restoration Maxine Kumin, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet And Author Of Inside The Halo And Beyond: The Anatomy Of A Recovery Heartbreaking And Heart Healing, This Compelling Story Of Surviving The Death Of A Child Will Stay With You Long After You Ve Closed The Book Ellen Bass, Author Of The Courage To Heal And The Human Line Every Reader Who Has Had To Deal With Traumatic Loss Will ?Nd Wisdom And Healing In These Brave Pages Chana Bloch, Author Of Mrs Dumpty And Blood Honey Riveting, Poignant, And Utterly Honest It Shows That One Can Recover From The Loss Of A Child Judy Tatelbaum, Author Of The Courage To Grieve Eleanor Vincent Chronicles Her Grief And The Healing That Came With Helping Others Carol Lin, Cnn Blows The Reader Away With Its Clarity, Its Unstinting Honesty, And The Searing Accuracy Of Its Vision Of The Medical And Emotional Complexity Surrounding The Tragic Death Of A Young Woman Highly Recommended John Ruark, Md, Facp, Author Of Dying Digni?Ed Thoughtful, Honest And Beautifully Written A Fabulous Story About What It Means To Be A Mother Wendy Lichtman, Author Of Blew And The Death Of The Mag And Secrets, Lies And Algebra Life Trumps Death In This Beautiful Memoir Linda Joy Myers, Author Of Don T Call Me Mother A Daughter S Journey From Abandonment To Forgiveness And Power Of Memoir Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Dream of Things MediaPublication Date:2013-02-01Weight:0.86 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 8.5'' L x 5.5'' WNumber of Pages:338Language:English
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Book Title: Swimming with Maya : a Mother's Story
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Eleanor Vincent
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Women, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Personal Memoirs, General, Journalism, Parenting / Motherhood, Parenting / Single Parent, Motivational & Inspirational
Publisher: DREAM of Things
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Family & Relationships, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Language Arts & Disciplines
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 338 Pages
