Fading Expectations
Fading Expectations is the journey of two mothers of special needs children.
Happily ever after doesn't exist for everyone, but the heady moment vows are spoken it feels as if it will. As the years pass, as life gets in the way, it fades for most.
The main character's journey is based on real-life news stories, observations, and personal experiences. Writing this story evoked strong emotions, lived experience trickled into the story from time to time. And yes, there is a disclaimer. Some readers will see the ending negatively. Others may see it redemptively.
It's the job of an author to give the reader the gift of a memorable tale, to gift them a story that will leave them wondering what they would do in the situation. Think back over your 'reading' years and ask yourself - what books slammed you emotionally, made you think, cry, laugh, or changed your worldview? Let me know in the comments. I'll go first - one that profoundly impacted me, haunts me is' A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.
Happily ever after doesn't exist for everyone, but the heady moment vows are spoken it feels as if it will. As the years pass, as life gets in the way, it fades for most.
The main character's journey is based on real-life news stories, observations, and personal experiences. Writing this story evoked strong emotions, lived experience trickled into the story from time to time. And yes, there is a disclaimer. Some readers will see the ending negatively. Others may see it redemptively.
It's the job of an author to give the reader the gift of a memorable tale, to gift them a story that will leave them wondering what they would do in the situation. Think back over your 'reading' years and ask yourself - what books slammed you emotionally, made you think, cry, laugh, or changed your worldview? Let me know in the comments. I'll go first - one that profoundly impacted me, haunts me is' A Thousand Splendid Suns' by Khaled Hosseini.
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Sep 10, 2021 02:34PM
I am such a fan of your writing, I'm looking forward to this new book. For his engaging storytelling and masterful prose, I would have to put Alberto Moravia's "Two Women" somewhere at the top of a very long list.
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Pamela wrote: "I am such a fan of your writing, I'm looking forward to this new book. For his engaging storytelling and masterful prose, I would have to put Alberto Moravia's "Two Women" somewhere at the top of a..."Thanks, Pamela. Two Women will have to go somewhere at the top of a very long list of TBR's. :)
Janice wrote: "Pamela wrote: "I am such a fan of your writing, I'm looking forward to this new book. For his engaging storytelling and masterful prose, I would have to put Alberto Moravia's "Two Women" somewhere ..."I ordered a paperback copy of Fading Expectations and am looking forward to the read. Best wishes!
The Underpainter by jane urquhart. Read it every year with a sadness in my heart. Got my copy of Fading Expectations, a cozy chair and a box of tissues.
Janice wrote: "I just ordered The Underpainter. Thanks for sharing that, Kathy. Looks like a powerful read.Heads up - Fading Expectations starts slowly and builds slowly. Even though I wrote it, the ending still makes me..."
