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Saving Scout: A true tale of lies, deceit, murder, divorce, and hope in a girl's pursuit to find her father
To Move Forward in Life, You Must Make Peace with Your Past Your journey towards significance and success may involve you addressing the unresolved issues of your past. That has been the experience of author Michelle Christina. Through powerful storytelling, Saving Scout will take you on a journey—a journey where the author discovered her past, and not just embraced it, but allowed the struggle, pain, and disappointment to be the fuel that propelled her forward. This is a story of discovering one’s identity. Through emails, texts, journal entries, and reflections on her life leading up to very pivotal discoveries, Michelle insightfully and honestly shares her story of both the joy and sorrow of opening herself to a father’s love.
320 pages, Paperback
Published October 15, 2023
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January 28, 2024
Full disclosure - I worked with Michelle at a company she doesn't talk about in the book before she moved to DC... I knew she had come back to the area and was divorced and that there was some intrigue behind it so out of curiosity... and SUPPORT I had to give it a read...
First off everything she explains is so true about Michelle. She would stay SO LATE at the role at the company where we had worked together - she is meticulous and buttoned up. And those wonderful Michigan visits. Again so true - it's a magical place... but I digress...
I picked this up on my Kindle. Not my typical read as I'm more of a non fiction reader when it comes to self-help, environmental topics or running and cycling... but I finished this in 24 hours flat over the New Year.
What I really appreciated about the book were the first-hand emails that showed the interactions between her and her dad. Sometimes I glazed over them but also, it had me enthralled at simply how cool her dad was... like his banter and playfulness made me jealous - I want a dad or a guy friend like that!
But beware... I was only into two pages and I texted a friend asking if she had picked it up. She had not and I said I don't know if I can continue - this writing is in need of an editor!! Fast forward one more page and it becomes clear she starts off with a piece of writing from her HS years... Ahh it all makes sense. From there it was fun, fast reading.
If I had to give one other piece of feedback it would be that the title is a wee bit sensationalized. I mean there is discussion of a long-ago maybe murder... it's not a book about all those things really. It's more about a woman finding herself, trusting herself and going for it.
I get the issues with her husband I could relate there too - so all in all a great fun read and Michelle, I'm so glad to know you came out on the other side stronger and KEEP WRITING!
First off everything she explains is so true about Michelle. She would stay SO LATE at the role at the company where we had worked together - she is meticulous and buttoned up. And those wonderful Michigan visits. Again so true - it's a magical place... but I digress...
I picked this up on my Kindle. Not my typical read as I'm more of a non fiction reader when it comes to self-help, environmental topics or running and cycling... but I finished this in 24 hours flat over the New Year.
What I really appreciated about the book were the first-hand emails that showed the interactions between her and her dad. Sometimes I glazed over them but also, it had me enthralled at simply how cool her dad was... like his banter and playfulness made me jealous - I want a dad or a guy friend like that!
But beware... I was only into two pages and I texted a friend asking if she had picked it up. She had not and I said I don't know if I can continue - this writing is in need of an editor!! Fast forward one more page and it becomes clear she starts off with a piece of writing from her HS years... Ahh it all makes sense. From there it was fun, fast reading.
If I had to give one other piece of feedback it would be that the title is a wee bit sensationalized. I mean there is discussion of a long-ago maybe murder... it's not a book about all those things really. It's more about a woman finding herself, trusting herself and going for it.
I get the issues with her husband I could relate there too - so all in all a great fun read and Michelle, I'm so glad to know you came out on the other side stronger and KEEP WRITING!
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