Maggi Myers
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Not what I expected but worth the read. Feels like a "chick flick" kind of book.
This book pulled me in right from page 1, Maggi Myers had a really strong opening in the first chapters. It was hard reading these first pages of the book about the abuse a very young Elizabeth Bradshaw had to endure from a family friend. Perhaps weird to say but the author did a magnificent job there describing this, it was painful when you can see it through her eyes and she pulled me into the book with this gripping start of the story. It’s not all heartbreak because Beth is also blessed with some people who will fight for her, who would slay dragons for her, like Tommy, an older family friend who ultimately saves Beth from the horrible life she is living. When she’s with him, with pops and gran she feels good, they’re her home. She also meets Tommy’s nephew Ryan during the summer in Iowa and he does not know anything so she can be herself with him and feel like a normal teenager, even experiencing loving someone for the first time. But then her mother wants to make amends and takes her away from Ryan. They grow up apart, living their lives, but never stopped thinking about each other. It’s really touching. This story shows the story of Beth and she’s a survivor, even though it has heartbreak and sadness in it, it shows happiness and love too.… (mais)
A special thank you to Lake Union/Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Maggi Myers's LILY LOVE, is a poignant story of losing something, in order to realize how mysteriously beautiful life can be!
A powerful novel about the power of love. When you are at the end of your rope, sometimes God brings a ray of hope in our lives, which makes life worth living! A fast-paced, poignant novel of loss, love, hope and self-discovery.
Set in North Carolina, LILY LOVE begins with Caroline, at Duke Hospital, a woman who has desperately waited, her entire life to be a mother. Caroline has a mini stroke while delivering (predclampsia). Now she will be unable to have any more children, and has weakness in one hand/arm due to the stroke.
Later, at eighteen months, she and husband, Peter receive the painful news, their beautiful daughter Lily, has a development disability. After so many years of struggling with infertility, they have finally gotten their happy ending – or have they?
Through countless doctors, tests, demands, struggling, hospitals, and ongoing stress, Peter and Carolina grow further apart—bitter and cynical. As with any disabled child, the mother becomes overwhelmed with the demands, and care to the point of obsession and fear. Somewhere along the line, she and Peter could not make their way back to one another and they get a divorce.
When Caroline is at her lowest, she relies on her friend Max, a guy she meets at the hospital and her funny, bohemian sister, Paige. Caroline cannot even imagine how she will share custody of their daughter, and how her husband will cope and manage with Lily, as sometimes she can be violent and out of control. She begins to wonder if her life will ever be normal again.
Then one day, she meets a guy, a stranger, Tate in the hospital cafeteria and her world changes. This new found time she has alone, her secret moon garden to meditate, and time to write her thoughts for a book she has thought about for years— as Peter shares in the custody and caring for Lily. This time has offers her new strength and courage to face what lies ahead. She is able to balance her life for the first time and finds comfort in the growing relationship with Tate.
A very special and unique novel which dives into the painful struggles and raw emotions of a mother, a marriage, and an adorable special-needs child, melting your heart; yet inspiring and uplifting. I enjoyed the part about starting over, dating, and finding love as a single mom with a special-needs child, as well her journey to self-discovery, as Caroline begins to view her life in a different more positive way.
Myers writes with humor and sensitivity with warm-hearted and realistic characters— fans of Lisa Genova “Love Anthony”, and Jodi Picoult will enjoy LILY LOVE.
I was delighted to learn the author is from South Florida, where I currently reside, and she now resides in Greensboro, NC (as I am a native of the Triad area, with sons in Winston-Salem, NC). Wow, cannot wait to tell all my NC friends about this thought-provoking novel.
Maggi Myers, a talented author and one to follow. Looking forward to her many future bestsellers!
http://judithdcollins.booklikes.com/post/910459/lily-love
… (mais)
Maggi Myers's LILY LOVE, is a poignant story of losing something, in order to realize how mysteriously beautiful life can be!
A powerful novel about the power of love. When you are at the end of your rope, sometimes God brings a ray of hope in our lives, which makes life worth living! A fast-paced, poignant novel of loss, love, hope and self-discovery.
Set in North Carolina, LILY LOVE begins with Caroline, at Duke Hospital, a woman who has desperately waited, her entire life to be a mother. Caroline has a mini stroke while delivering (predclampsia). Now she will be unable to have any more children, and has weakness in one hand/arm due to the stroke.
Later, at eighteen months, she and husband, Peter receive the painful news, their beautiful daughter Lily, has a development disability. After so many years of struggling with infertility, they have finally gotten their happy ending – or have they?
“We’ve been conditioned to believe that things always have a way of working themselves out and that happily ever after is within our reach, if we just work hard enough. The truth is that none of us are immune to tragedy. No matter how hard you work, no matter how good you are, life isn’t obligated to give you a fairy-tale ending.”
Through countless doctors, tests, demands, struggling, hospitals, and ongoing stress, Peter and Carolina grow further apart—bitter and cynical. As with any disabled child, the mother becomes overwhelmed with the demands, and care to the point of obsession and fear. Somewhere along the line, she and Peter could not make their way back to one another and they get a divorce.
When Caroline is at her lowest, she relies on her friend Max, a guy she meets at the hospital and her funny, bohemian sister, Paige. Caroline cannot even imagine how she will share custody of their daughter, and how her husband will cope and manage with Lily, as sometimes she can be violent and out of control. She begins to wonder if her life will ever be normal again.
Then one day, she meets a guy, a stranger, Tate in the hospital cafeteria and her world changes. This new found time she has alone, her secret moon garden to meditate, and time to write her thoughts for a book she has thought about for years— as Peter shares in the custody and caring for Lily. This time has offers her new strength and courage to face what lies ahead. She is able to balance her life for the first time and finds comfort in the growing relationship with Tate.
A doctor is describing his special needs child to Caroline: “I used to tell myself that if we could just get through this one rough patch, then everything would be better. I learned quickly that was the fast lane to frustration, because there is no finish line. There will never be a point in his life he will not be dependent on my wife and me in some way. His candid words seep through my skin, into the center of my chest, and take root. He doesn’t regale me with a story of hope and wonderment. His honest is breathtakingly beautiful, in all of its sadness. His acceptance of his son’s condition isn’t decorated with rainbows or unicorns. It is what it is, and that’s okay.”
A very special and unique novel which dives into the painful struggles and raw emotions of a mother, a marriage, and an adorable special-needs child, melting your heart; yet inspiring and uplifting. I enjoyed the part about starting over, dating, and finding love as a single mom with a special-needs child, as well her journey to self-discovery, as Caroline begins to view her life in a different more positive way.
Myers writes with humor and sensitivity with warm-hearted and realistic characters— fans of Lisa Genova “Love Anthony”, and Jodi Picoult will enjoy LILY LOVE.
I was delighted to learn the author is from South Florida, where I currently reside, and she now resides in Greensboro, NC (as I am a native of the Triad area, with sons in Winston-Salem, NC). Wow, cannot wait to tell all my NC friends about this thought-provoking novel.
Maggi Myers, a talented author and one to follow. Looking forward to her many future bestsellers!
http://judithdcollins.booklikes.com/post/910459/lily-love
… (mais)
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- 3
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- 111
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- 12
- ISBNs
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Una de las historias de amor más hermosas que leído. Y no me refiero a amor romántico -aunque de ese también hay y es ensoñador-, la historia de amor de este libro va más alla, dándole protagonismo al amor familiar. Al amor propio.
A pesar de lo reconfortante que resulta en general la historia, hubo varios momentos muy difíciles de leer. La trama gira en torno a Beth quien sufrió de abuso sexual infantil, y aunque los recuerdos son pocos y tratados con tacto, la autora escribe de una manera tan realista que resultan desoladores.
El final, aunque es predecible, resulta perfecto y emocional. En definitiva, una historia de esas que te devuelven las esperanzas.… (mais)