What happens when buried grief rises two decades late, upending the life you've built on its coffin? When you add loss upon loss by constantly moving, serving a church organization--and possible cult-that expects unwavering sacrifice? How do you restore a devastated marriage, a crushed faith, and an endlessly broken heart? This is the crux of Marilyn Kriete's crisis. After losing her fiancé and first great love to cancer, she becomes a Christian and marries Henry, joining him in a worldwide ministry that leaves little time for family or personal reflection. When her old grief resurfaces, she's shocked by the tsunami that rips through their lives. Intensive counselling fails to bring healing, and when Henry writes a public letter that decimates their churches and spins them out of the fellowship - and lifelong employment - she faces an emotional and spiritual reckoning that challenges her to the core. In this follow up to her debut memoir "Paradise Road," Marilyn explores delayed and complicated grief in all its many disguises-dashed dreams, disenchantment, family troubles, and the guilt of being a former faith leader, now grappling with depression and dismay. With unflinching honesty, Marilyn shares the missteps and keys to recovering her battered heart, her faith, and her self-esteem. Multilayered and compelling, Marilyn's story will resonate with anyone who's stuck in grief, navigating a mid-life career crisis, or struggling with a spiritual life that's lost its luster or lost its way.

Formato	Tapa suave
Número de Páginas	274
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Lucid House Publishing LLC
Fecha de Publicación	2023-04-04
Dimensiones	9.0" x 6.0" x 0.58" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	No

Kriete, Marilyn

Marilyn Kriete is the author of the multiple award-winning, debut memoir, "PARADISE ROAD," the story of her adventurous early life and the loss that resurfaces two decades later in "THE BOX MUST BE EMPTY." Her poetry and essays have been published in anthologies and by Longreads.com, The Lyric, Storyteller, The Eastern Iowa Review, The English Bay Review, and Brevity Blog. She's been the happy winner of several writing contests. "PARADISE ROAD" was named the winner in the non-fiction adventure category of the 2022 Book Excellence Awards. The 15th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards named her memoir the winner in the Young Adult Non-Fiction category and a finalist for New Adult Non-Fiction. It was also a finalist for Book Cover Design-Nonfiction. Born in Edmonton, Canada, Marilyn's service as a ministry leader took her and her husband Henry to four continents and sixteen cities. She currently lives in British Columbia, Canada, where she writes and hikes and tries to imagine the next twist in her unpredictable journey. A third memoir awaits publication. You can follow her writing journey on MarilynKriete.com.