Alabama Snow
Recent Reader Reviews from Amazon.com on "Alabama Snow."
I'm so appreciative of those who have read my third book, "Alabama Snow." I hope by sharing my mother's story and a bit of what happened to me in early 2009, I have helped other people who deal with mental illness. I know from numerous emails, Facebook messages, and letters there are many people out there that struggle every day in silence and are afraid to let their family members and their closest friends know what they are dealing with due to the many stigmas associated with the disease. Those false stigmas prevent some people from even seeking help which can lead to a disastrous end.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Such revealing honesty and laying it all out for others to see is not an easy task. I am sure others can empathize with ...
ByR. Hortmanon January 12, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
James Randall Chumbley's heart-wrenching portrayal of his mother and family dynamics is not for the faint of heart. Such revealing honesty and laying it all out for others to see is not an easy task. I am sure others can empathize with the dysfunction he brings forth and the lost desires we have for our departed family members. My soul resonated with the author as he closely mirrored images of my own family. This is a powerful book that can stir your own life. This book is evident of the great love that a son and his mother possess no matter the circumstances or what separates us in life or death.
5.0 out of 5
starsMental Illness is very real!
ByAmazon Customeron December 12, 2017
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
There are so many things I can say about this book but you have to read it to really appreciate the honesty and rawness that the author put into it. Anyone that is willing to bring a story like this out of the darkness gets 5 stars!!! This book is an eye-opener into the dark and painful world of mental illness, alcoholism and much more. I applaud James for his courage. He tells his story with no apology as he should. Mental illness alone is still so taboo in our society and it should not be. Almost everyone I know has or knows someone that has had or is currently dealing with some type of mental illness. It is very real and education is the first step in bringing this out of the closet so to speak. Again, a book that MUST be read.
I'm so appreciative of those who have read my third book, "Alabama Snow." I hope by sharing my mother's story and a bit of what happened to me in early 2009, I have helped other people who deal with mental illness. I know from numerous emails, Facebook messages, and letters there are many people out there that struggle every day in silence and are afraid to let their family members and their closest friends know what they are dealing with due to the many stigmas associated with the disease. Those false stigmas prevent some people from even seeking help which can lead to a disastrous end.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Such revealing honesty and laying it all out for others to see is not an easy task. I am sure others can empathize with ...
ByR. Hortmanon January 12, 2018
Format: Kindle Edition
James Randall Chumbley's heart-wrenching portrayal of his mother and family dynamics is not for the faint of heart. Such revealing honesty and laying it all out for others to see is not an easy task. I am sure others can empathize with the dysfunction he brings forth and the lost desires we have for our departed family members. My soul resonated with the author as he closely mirrored images of my own family. This is a powerful book that can stir your own life. This book is evident of the great love that a son and his mother possess no matter the circumstances or what separates us in life or death.
5.0 out of 5
starsMental Illness is very real!
ByAmazon Customeron December 12, 2017
Format: Paperback|Verified Purchase
There are so many things I can say about this book but you have to read it to really appreciate the honesty and rawness that the author put into it. Anyone that is willing to bring a story like this out of the darkness gets 5 stars!!! This book is an eye-opener into the dark and painful world of mental illness, alcoholism and much more. I applaud James for his courage. He tells his story with no apology as he should. Mental illness alone is still so taboo in our society and it should not be. Almost everyone I know has or knows someone that has had or is currently dealing with some type of mental illness. It is very real and education is the first step in bringing this out of the closet so to speak. Again, a book that MUST be read.
Published on January 18, 2018 18:36
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Alabama Snow
This is a picture of my mother and I taken in Fayette, AL. I'm always amazed by her beauty so apparent in her pictures. I remember her grace; how she held on to hope all her life. She was a contradict
This is a picture of my mother and I taken in Fayette, AL. I'm always amazed by her beauty so apparent in her pictures. I remember her grace; how she held on to hope all her life. She was a contradiction, a rarity in life. She fought to overcame great obstacles: growing up very poor on a cotton farm, mental illness, alcoholism -- my father's, and later her own, his abuse, his violence because of his fear someone would come along and take her away from him because of her beauty -- it became her prison. And then his suicide. She heard the shot from her bedroom on that volatile morning so many years ago. I was so touched by her life that I shared a lot of it in my 3rd book, "Alabama Snow." She was a remarkable woman, mother, and an inspiration and I felt her story had to be told. Her name: Mary Ellen Rushing Chumbley.
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