Letters from a Distant Shore (LaurelBooks (CHUP)) - Softcover

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"

Marie Lawson Fiala's account is lyrical, moving, and utterly absorbing. In the tradition of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking or Martha Beck's Expecting Adam, she details how ordinary existence can change in an instant. The reader learns how a family's terrible challenge can bring great wisdom, renewed spiritual strength, and even moments of joy and beauty. Gretchen Rubin"

Marie Lawson Fiala s account is lyrical, moving, and utterly absorbing. In the tradition of Joan Didion s The Year of Magical Thinking or Martha Beck s Expecting Adam, she details how ordinary existence can change in an instant. The reader learns how a family s terrible challenge can bring great wisdom, renewed spiritual strength, and even moments of joy and beauty.--Gretchen Rubin

Letters from a Distant Shore is a book about Grace: The Grace of love, the Grace of children and the Grace of life itself. Marie Fiala's beautifully crafted words shine in the darkness like a nightlight, reminding us that even at times of the greatest vulnerability and despair, we are not alone. Bring tissues. You'll need them.--Dr. Naomi Rachel Remen

"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

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.