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Letters from a Distant Shore
Marie Lawson Fiala
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Description for Letters from a Distant Shore
Paperback. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: BM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Tragedy shattered Marie Lawson Fiala's life as wife, mother and lawyer when her 13-year old son, Jeremy, was felled by a massive hemorrhage from a ruptured artery deep in his brain. Within an hour, Jeremy was in a coma, sustained only by machines. This memoir of a mother's ferocious care, devastating loss and prayerful transcendence focuses on bringing her son back from the edge. The suspense is relentless and the author's observations as sharp as a scalpel.
Tragedy shattered Marie Lawson Fiala's life as wife, mother and lawyer when her 13-year old son, Jeremy, was felled by a massive hemorrhage from a ruptured artery deep in his brain. Within an hour, Jeremy was in a coma, sustained only by machines. This memoir of a mother's ferocious care, devastating loss and prayerful transcendence focuses on bringing her son back from the edge. The suspense is relentless and the author's observations as sharp as a scalpel.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
CavanKerry Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
Fort Lee, United States
ISBN
9781933880198
SKU
V9781933880198
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About Marie Lawson Fiala
MARIE LAWSON FIALA'S first language was Czech, and she learned English only after starting grade school in the U.S. She earned her B.A. in psychology with distinction from Stanford University, her Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School, and MFA in writing from the University of San Francisco. Fiala is a full-time practicing attorney and a partner in an international ... Read more
Reviews for Letters from a Distant Shore
"In a sea of mediocre memoir, Marie Lawson Fiala's magnificent, meticulous and utterly moving chronicle of her son's combat with death shines like mother of pearl. Open your heart to this book. It's that rare thing an almost perfect read." JACQUELYN MITCHARD"