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The Long Awakening
On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?"
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
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First published October 1, 2013
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August 9, 2015
I came across this title on a remainder book site and thought it looked really interesting. It has a high rating of 3.91. So I looked at the reviews. Out of the first 13 or 14 I looked at, they were ALL of free copies except one - and she knew the author.
I know people say that they always give an honest opinion as they are required to when given an advance or otherwise free copy but I don't buy it. There are those people who freak when the 'Most Popular' reviewer charts don't come out and say that their position in the rankings affects them getting these free copies. So would those same people risk those free copies by giving 1 or 2 or even 3 star reviews more than once in a very great while?
Then what about some of those booksites that tout for free copies to review but charge for editing, are they going to give bad reviews?
So when I read 14 really good reviews in a row and they are by reviewers who got free copies or authors' fellow self-published authors, or friends&relations, I just forget it.
I much more trust people's reviews when they've paid or the copy themselves, or borrowed it from a library or got it in any other way that didn't have anything to do with the author or publisher's marketing campaign.
But... this book has a lot of reviews and I wonder if GR isn't doing the author a disservice by featuring those ones first?
I know people say that they always give an honest opinion as they are required to when given an advance or otherwise free copy but I don't buy it. There are those people who freak when the 'Most Popular' reviewer charts don't come out and say that their position in the rankings affects them getting these free copies. So would those same people risk those free copies by giving 1 or 2 or even 3 star reviews more than once in a very great while?
Then what about some of those booksites that tout for free copies to review but charge for editing, are they going to give bad reviews?
So when I read 14 really good reviews in a row and they are by reviewers who got free copies or authors' fellow self-published authors, or friends&relations, I just forget it.
I much more trust people's reviews when they've paid or the copy themselves, or borrowed it from a library or got it in any other way that didn't have anything to do with the author or publisher's marketing campaign.
But... this book has a lot of reviews and I wonder if GR isn't doing the author a disservice by featuring those ones first?
March 24, 2018
I cried.
I cringed.
I chuckled.
I cheered.
The Long Awakening is a raw, powerful memoir about one family's journey through crisis, and the selfless love and faith that sustains them. They wrestle with the hard questions, the pain, fear, and doubt, and choose to believe in the dark times the Truth they confessed in the good times: of God's goodness, His faithfulness, His grace, His power, and His presence.
Stick with it even if you find the writing style a bit jarring, because O'Connor shares an honest, heart-wrenching yet heartwarming story of the long road home from a medical trauma; the beautiful rediscovery of self, family, and reality amidst and after the loss of moments and ability; and ultimately the triumph of trust and hope in the face of suffering.
Stick with it if for nothing else than as a poignant reminder to never take the gift of life, or love, for granted.
I cringed.
I chuckled.
I cheered.
The Long Awakening is a raw, powerful memoir about one family's journey through crisis, and the selfless love and faith that sustains them. They wrestle with the hard questions, the pain, fear, and doubt, and choose to believe in the dark times the Truth they confessed in the good times: of God's goodness, His faithfulness, His grace, His power, and His presence.
Stick with it even if you find the writing style a bit jarring, because O'Connor shares an honest, heart-wrenching yet heartwarming story of the long road home from a medical trauma; the beautiful rediscovery of self, family, and reality amidst and after the loss of moments and ability; and ultimately the triumph of trust and hope in the face of suffering.
Stick with it if for nothing else than as a poignant reminder to never take the gift of life, or love, for granted.
October 4, 2013
This book was very hard for me to read. Not because it was poorly written but because I, or any woman, could very well be in Lindsey's same spot at any time. Truthfully, while I'm sure Lindsey didn't feel it at the time, and probably doesn't feel that way even now, she probably would have died if this had happened 20 years ago. Maternal mortality still occurs and this book highlights that fact, though the majority of us that bear children try not to think about that. Through nobody's fault, an entire family and community is grieving and worrying when they should be celebrating the birth of a new baby. I only shudder to think about this happening to somebody else with far fewer ties, help and prayers.
I was really moved by Lindsey's oldest daughter, Jacquelyn, and her struggle with her faith. For a girl of barely 18 who was faced with caring for her baby sister, she wondered why this had happened to her mom and why God had allowed it to happen. She reconciled this in her head but I can imagine this happened to many of the friends and family members to the O'Connors.
O'Connor also touches on the idea of miracles, with both her being and representing one. It must be hard for somebody who eventually deals with post-traumatic stress disorder to think of herself as a miracle or being viewed as the fact that prayer works, especially as she struggles to heal and never will be quite the same as she was before Caroline's birth.
I think this book serves as an important reminder that we should always have our affairs in order and our wishes expressed to our loved ones so that we may have medical choices made in the manner that we would wish if we are unable to do so. I know Lindsey's husband Tim's struggle with signing a DNR really shook me as I've instructed my husband to not allow me to hang on in the case of brain death. Lindsey was virtually on the brink of death and Tim was tortured with the fact that he may be imposing terrible pain on his wife even as he saved her life.
I did enjoy this book but I do have to warn you that you will cry. You will sob. In fact, I'm crying as I write this review. The saddest part is this is real, it's not fiction, and these were real people impacted in this way. I thank Lindsey for sharing her story and laying out the not-so-pretty parts of her ordeal, even telling us the ugly facts about her bonding experience with Caroline.
I received a copy of this book in order to provide a review.
I was really moved by Lindsey's oldest daughter, Jacquelyn, and her struggle with her faith. For a girl of barely 18 who was faced with caring for her baby sister, she wondered why this had happened to her mom and why God had allowed it to happen. She reconciled this in her head but I can imagine this happened to many of the friends and family members to the O'Connors.
O'Connor also touches on the idea of miracles, with both her being and representing one. It must be hard for somebody who eventually deals with post-traumatic stress disorder to think of herself as a miracle or being viewed as the fact that prayer works, especially as she struggles to heal and never will be quite the same as she was before Caroline's birth.
I think this book serves as an important reminder that we should always have our affairs in order and our wishes expressed to our loved ones so that we may have medical choices made in the manner that we would wish if we are unable to do so. I know Lindsey's husband Tim's struggle with signing a DNR really shook me as I've instructed my husband to not allow me to hang on in the case of brain death. Lindsey was virtually on the brink of death and Tim was tortured with the fact that he may be imposing terrible pain on his wife even as he saved her life.
I did enjoy this book but I do have to warn you that you will cry. You will sob. In fact, I'm crying as I write this review. The saddest part is this is real, it's not fiction, and these were real people impacted in this way. I thank Lindsey for sharing her story and laying out the not-so-pretty parts of her ordeal, even telling us the ugly facts about her bonding experience with Caroline.
I received a copy of this book in order to provide a review.
August 17, 2014
This is one of the most powerful memoirs and true stories I have ever read, the only one that can touch it is 90 Minutes in Heaven! Ms. Lindsey O'Connor is a Mom (of 4 kids w/1 on the way), wife, and an author! She goes into labor with her 5th child and right after birth goes into emergency surgery to not awaken for 47 days! She is in a coma due to brain and other issues and this is the only way she can heal. Her husband was a saint and the oldest daughter also. Friends and family came to the rescue while Lindsey was near death. This is her account and folks you do not want to miss this book! I won it on shelf awareness as it just came out 10/1/13 but please buy it today, its short 234 pgs and you wont want to put it down. My favorite quote was "I had been lost, then found, then lost again. I found a love gone missing, and now I was lost no longer! Know who you are and be that!!!" AWESOME is what Ms. O'Conner is and I hope she writes more books as I know she definitely could! 5+*********** Great Job Lindsey :)
January 21, 2016
Five stars for content, but I knocked a star off because I found the author's narrative and sentence structures difficult to follow at times.
I read this at a very difficult time in my life, and I greatly appreciated the author's raw honesty about the trauma she and her family faced during her brush with death and her long recovery.
She wrote several lines that really struck home. "But a human is capable of the most sincere awe and gratitude for their life, while also grieving over hidden loss." I think this is an answer to all those who tell the suffering to cheer up and think how much worse so and so has it. Yes I'm thankful for the good I have, but this doesn't wash away my grief from what I have lost.
And another, "I didn’t find the meaning of what happened to me, I found meaning in it".
I read this at a very difficult time in my life, and I greatly appreciated the author's raw honesty about the trauma she and her family faced during her brush with death and her long recovery.
She wrote several lines that really struck home. "But a human is capable of the most sincere awe and gratitude for their life, while also grieving over hidden loss." I think this is an answer to all those who tell the suffering to cheer up and think how much worse so and so has it. Yes I'm thankful for the good I have, but this doesn't wash away my grief from what I have lost.
And another, "I didn’t find the meaning of what happened to me, I found meaning in it".
February 15, 2015
I had a feeling, a hope that this memoir would be well written, and I was not disappointed. O'Connor is a journalist and knows how to write. Even after a debilitating coma which left her with many long lasting and perhaps life long handicaps, her ability to write, to tell her story, is intact, thankfully. She does a great job describing the medical, emotional and spiritual challenges that arose from her ordeal. An easy, quick read, but not shallow at all. Very inspiring.
April 16, 2017
Having recently lost a good friend to a brain injury, I found a lot of healing in this book. In particular, it gave me such a wonderful insight into how a person in a coma would feel. Obviously, it is different for every person, but this book gave me more love and respect for my friend who is now with Jesus then I can put into words. I found it very interesting to read about the long-term effects of a coma. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a close friend or family member suffering from a brain injury.
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February 2, 2020I’d never heard of the author, but her memoir came with stellar reviews and sounded like a fascinating storyline, so I grabbed it on a whim. I haven’t been disappointed. But neither was I prepared for it to be such an emotional read (I should have expected it, after my own high-risk delivery). The line, “You know, some women still die in childbirth” undid me, and I’ve read the rest with tears often spilling over.
June 19, 2014
A first person account of experiencing birthing a child, a coma, and a harrowing near death medical journey is what you will find in The Long Awakening. Lindsey O'Connor tells her story with a vulnerable truth that sets you contemplating your own questions to God. She relies on her husband, children, friends, and the medical community to share her miracle return to life. She feels as though it is their miracle - as she was not awake to experience it herself.
She writes: "Every morning in my few moments of solitude before the staff came in or the visitors arrived, I'd take in the life-giving sun, then feel the dread roll over me, as helpless to stop it as I was to pull back the covers and spring out of bed. But how could I dread another day of life that I came so close to not having? How dare I? Won't God strike me right then and there as an ungrateful slug? How could I dread the gift of a day when there was so much joy, thankfulness, and praise around me and admit that I was any less thankful and joyful than everyone else who came to visit? How could I dread minute followed by minute, no matter how hard, after all the torment everyone I loved had just suffered through? So I told no one."
Her heroic, courageous recovery and the reclaiming of her motherhood leaves you thankful for what you have. It is not an easy road. She's totally honest about her struggles, her horror at her near death, and her deep desire to bond with her baby girl whom others raised while she lay in the hospital. Her faith in God goes beyond its borders to move through each day.
Because of my own chronic pain and illness I related to her in many ways and found some answers to some of my own quests. I highly recommend this book of hardship and hope. A Long Awakening is a good read!
She writes: "Every morning in my few moments of solitude before the staff came in or the visitors arrived, I'd take in the life-giving sun, then feel the dread roll over me, as helpless to stop it as I was to pull back the covers and spring out of bed. But how could I dread another day of life that I came so close to not having? How dare I? Won't God strike me right then and there as an ungrateful slug? How could I dread the gift of a day when there was so much joy, thankfulness, and praise around me and admit that I was any less thankful and joyful than everyone else who came to visit? How could I dread minute followed by minute, no matter how hard, after all the torment everyone I loved had just suffered through? So I told no one."
Her heroic, courageous recovery and the reclaiming of her motherhood leaves you thankful for what you have. It is not an easy road. She's totally honest about her struggles, her horror at her near death, and her deep desire to bond with her baby girl whom others raised while she lay in the hospital. Her faith in God goes beyond its borders to move through each day.
Because of my own chronic pain and illness I related to her in many ways and found some answers to some of my own quests. I highly recommend this book of hardship and hope. A Long Awakening is a good read!
September 13, 2016
“The riveting true story of a life-threatening coma, a miraculous awakening, and the long quest to regain what was lost.”
Lindsey O’Connor has courageously shared the story of her awakening, after being in a medically induced coma for 47 days. In her stirring memoir, Lindsey recounts the events that would forever change her life and the lives of her family and friends. She details the physical and emotional struggles, as well as the triumphs, she endured on her arduous road to rediscovering herself and her family. Told with compelling candor, The Long Awakening is an unforgettable story that will speak to the heart of every person who reads it.
Lindsey O’Connor is a gifted writer and has written a book that will amaze and inspire you. Her story is one that is meant to be shared and one I hope you will read!
My thanks to Lindsey O’Connor for sharing her story and for the opportunity to read The Long Awakening. I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts expressed are my own and no monetary compensation was received.
Lindsey O’Connor has courageously shared the story of her awakening, after being in a medically induced coma for 47 days. In her stirring memoir, Lindsey recounts the events that would forever change her life and the lives of her family and friends. She details the physical and emotional struggles, as well as the triumphs, she endured on her arduous road to rediscovering herself and her family. Told with compelling candor, The Long Awakening is an unforgettable story that will speak to the heart of every person who reads it.
Lindsey O’Connor is a gifted writer and has written a book that will amaze and inspire you. Her story is one that is meant to be shared and one I hope you will read!
My thanks to Lindsey O’Connor for sharing her story and for the opportunity to read The Long Awakening. I received a complimentary copy of this book; all thoughts expressed are my own and no monetary compensation was received.
October 28, 2019
This is a moving story of a woman who lost herself in a medical coma, and then struggled back to (almost) regain normalcy. This should be on everyone's bookshelf.
(No luck in finding an email address so that I could contact the author directly. These are the editing oversights I found in the Kindle version of The Long Awakening:
Page 21, No Lin ... / No, Lin ... ; 22, that No thank you, he would not / that No, thank you, he would not ; 23, Daddy pull it / Daddy, pull it ; 24, the end of the beginning would Tim and I / the end of the beginning, would Tim and I ; 25, they hear over the PA unaware this is the call / they hear over the PA, unaware THAT this is the call (add comma and "that") ; 28, I'd slipped into the lake and swam a few yards / I'd slipped into the lake and SWUM a few yards (I'd ... swum) ; 33, No wonder she's laying up there / No wonder she's LYING up there ;
Page 33, oh God please let him be calm / oh God, please let him be calm ; 38, and a wave a grief washed over her / and a wave OF grief washed over her ; 47, Oh in two weeks she'll be better / Oh, in two weeks she'll be better ; 48, OK great. / OK, great. ; 50, However much he tried to hide his tears from them there was no hiding / However much he tried to hide his tears from them, there was no hiding ; 60, Oh you really did it / Oh, you really did it ; 61, if you can hear us please squeeze our hands / if you can hear us, please squeeze our hands ;
Page 65, Oh we're sorry / Oh, we're sorry ; 65, Oh you can / Oh, you can ; 66, a tick of one whose mind is not working properly / a TIC of one whose mind is not working properly ; 68, I can just type to communicate he tells me / I can just type to communicate, he tells me ; 80, Kathy was like my sister making her as close / Kathy was like my sister, making her as close ; 83, when they get their happy ending my nightmare had begun / when they get their happy ending, my nightmare had begun ;
Page 90, as much as one could sick / as much as one could WHILE sick ; 92, Can we wait please? / Can we wait, please? ; 92, Well when she gets here could you tell her / Well, when she gets here, could you tell her ; 93, Oh why is it so hard / Oh, why is it so hard ; 93, What if they've forgotten me! / What if they've forgotten me? (phrased as a question) ; 93, someone help me please / someone help me, please ; 98, Now that I was awake Jacquelyn brought the baby / Now that I was awake, Jacquelyn brought the baby ;
Page 99, bounce me please / bounce me, please ; 104, yes I was alive / yes, I was alive ; 105, to pass through the vocal chords / to pass through the vocal CORDS ; 134, Yes you may go to your friend's house / Yes, you may go to your friend's house ; 153, and the extreme proximity from the event / and the extreme proximity TO the event ; 153, I want nuance and complexity I think, but maybe that's selfish / I want nuance and complexity, I think, but maybe that's selfish ;
Page 159, and how they can comingle without the miraculous / and how they can COMMINGLE without the miraculous ; 163, Oh the irony. / Oh, the irony. ; 163, Oh this. / Oh, this. ; 166, I didn't care there had been / I didn't care THAT there had been ; 172, no I did not see angels / no, I did not see angels ; 187, hurried out the door closing it behind her / hurried out the door, closing it behind her ; 188, Yes I have insurance. No my baby doesn't have ... / Yes, I have insurance. No, my baby doesn't have ... ;
Page 189, Yeah something's wrong / Yeah, something's wrong ; 189, Oh that's right / Oh, that's right ; 190, Oh Lin. / Oh, Lin. ; 201, "But," he said. "We don't know that yet. / "But," he said, "we don't know that yet. (continuation of sentence) ; 207, Oh this could be hard / Oh, this could be hard ; 212, had made Tim's death night vigil decision so colluded / had made Tim's death night vigil decision so COMPLICATED ("collude" = plot or conspire) ; 215, should have been enough shouldn't it? / should have been enough, shouldn't it? ;
Page 215, It makes you think doesn't it, the complexity / It makes you think, doesn't it, the complexity ; 220, Oh Mom! / Oh, Mom! ; 221, What if she died and everything had been for nothing. / What if she died and everything had been for nothing? (phrased as a question) ; 223, in one of those flash of a few seconds / in one of those FLASHES of a few seconds ; 223, try to steel themselves for the worse / try to steel themselves for the WORST ; 224, I love you Mommy! / I love you, Mommy! ;
Page 224, I LOVE YOU Caroline! / I LOVE YOU, Caroline! ; 225, rounded the corner on polished linoleum making my day / rounded the corner on polished linoleum, making my day ; 226, I'd bought it immediately realizing this was / I'd bought it immediately, realizing this was ; 229, a few days ago as I write this I stood in our bathroom / a few days ago as I WROTE this, I stood in our bathroom .)
(No luck in finding an email address so that I could contact the author directly. These are the editing oversights I found in the Kindle version of The Long Awakening:
Page 21, No Lin ... / No, Lin ... ; 22, that No thank you, he would not / that No, thank you, he would not ; 23, Daddy pull it / Daddy, pull it ; 24, the end of the beginning would Tim and I / the end of the beginning, would Tim and I ; 25, they hear over the PA unaware this is the call / they hear over the PA, unaware THAT this is the call (add comma and "that") ; 28, I'd slipped into the lake and swam a few yards / I'd slipped into the lake and SWUM a few yards (I'd ... swum) ; 33, No wonder she's laying up there / No wonder she's LYING up there ;
Page 33, oh God please let him be calm / oh God, please let him be calm ; 38, and a wave a grief washed over her / and a wave OF grief washed over her ; 47, Oh in two weeks she'll be better / Oh, in two weeks she'll be better ; 48, OK great. / OK, great. ; 50, However much he tried to hide his tears from them there was no hiding / However much he tried to hide his tears from them, there was no hiding ; 60, Oh you really did it / Oh, you really did it ; 61, if you can hear us please squeeze our hands / if you can hear us, please squeeze our hands ;
Page 65, Oh we're sorry / Oh, we're sorry ; 65, Oh you can / Oh, you can ; 66, a tick of one whose mind is not working properly / a TIC of one whose mind is not working properly ; 68, I can just type to communicate he tells me / I can just type to communicate, he tells me ; 80, Kathy was like my sister making her as close / Kathy was like my sister, making her as close ; 83, when they get their happy ending my nightmare had begun / when they get their happy ending, my nightmare had begun ;
Page 90, as much as one could sick / as much as one could WHILE sick ; 92, Can we wait please? / Can we wait, please? ; 92, Well when she gets here could you tell her / Well, when she gets here, could you tell her ; 93, Oh why is it so hard / Oh, why is it so hard ; 93, What if they've forgotten me! / What if they've forgotten me? (phrased as a question) ; 93, someone help me please / someone help me, please ; 98, Now that I was awake Jacquelyn brought the baby / Now that I was awake, Jacquelyn brought the baby ;
Page 99, bounce me please / bounce me, please ; 104, yes I was alive / yes, I was alive ; 105, to pass through the vocal chords / to pass through the vocal CORDS ; 134, Yes you may go to your friend's house / Yes, you may go to your friend's house ; 153, and the extreme proximity from the event / and the extreme proximity TO the event ; 153, I want nuance and complexity I think, but maybe that's selfish / I want nuance and complexity, I think, but maybe that's selfish ;
Page 159, and how they can comingle without the miraculous / and how they can COMMINGLE without the miraculous ; 163, Oh the irony. / Oh, the irony. ; 163, Oh this. / Oh, this. ; 166, I didn't care there had been / I didn't care THAT there had been ; 172, no I did not see angels / no, I did not see angels ; 187, hurried out the door closing it behind her / hurried out the door, closing it behind her ; 188, Yes I have insurance. No my baby doesn't have ... / Yes, I have insurance. No, my baby doesn't have ... ;
Page 189, Yeah something's wrong / Yeah, something's wrong ; 189, Oh that's right / Oh, that's right ; 190, Oh Lin. / Oh, Lin. ; 201, "But," he said. "We don't know that yet. / "But," he said, "we don't know that yet. (continuation of sentence) ; 207, Oh this could be hard / Oh, this could be hard ; 212, had made Tim's death night vigil decision so colluded / had made Tim's death night vigil decision so COMPLICATED ("collude" = plot or conspire) ; 215, should have been enough shouldn't it? / should have been enough, shouldn't it? ;
Page 215, It makes you think doesn't it, the complexity / It makes you think, doesn't it, the complexity ; 220, Oh Mom! / Oh, Mom! ; 221, What if she died and everything had been for nothing. / What if she died and everything had been for nothing? (phrased as a question) ; 223, in one of those flash of a few seconds / in one of those FLASHES of a few seconds ; 223, try to steel themselves for the worse / try to steel themselves for the WORST ; 224, I love you Mommy! / I love you, Mommy! ;
Page 224, I LOVE YOU Caroline! / I LOVE YOU, Caroline! ; 225, rounded the corner on polished linoleum making my day / rounded the corner on polished linoleum, making my day ; 226, I'd bought it immediately realizing this was / I'd bought it immediately, realizing this was ; 229, a few days ago as I write this I stood in our bathroom / a few days ago as I WROTE this, I stood in our bathroom .)
February 21, 2021
Astonishing story, told with a great deal of emotional nuance. This mother and her family endured so much. I was disappointed that it seemed to end abruptly; after spending a lot of ink dissecting her PTSD and depression, the author seemed to jump ahead to a much fuller recovery of her mental health. There was definitely a dramatic event that helped her get there, but I was invested in her process and was left wondering what combination of therapy, medication, etc., were instrumental to getting her to a point where she could lead a functional life and write this memoir. But wow, she had such a rare, terrifying and intensely emotional experience. Much of the power of the book lies in her honesty as she grapples with her spirituality and trying to learn something from her misfortune -- because people keep expecting her to share something she's learned. Finally, bravo to her husband, children and their close friends for their honesty, compassion, willingness to grapple with life-or-death decisions and supporting each other with deep love.
July 23, 2017
This was a fantastic story, told beautifully. The author uses a bit of a braided narrative to provide a look at her recovery from a serious trauma and a medically induced coma - not only the physical recovery but the emotional and spiritual recovery that came along with being labeled a "miracle" but also coming to realize that she had lost something of who she had been. O'Connor weaves the story with grace and humor, making me laugh and cry. A very good book.
January 7, 2018
This is a memoir of the author's walk through a long coma after the birth of her 5th child and its aftermath. She has written it in such a vivid way, which she later says is her favorite way to write-- narrative nonfiction (others call this creative nonfiction). I think that I have found my favorite genre (or, one of them, besides memoir and historical fiction--which really seems to fall into the narrative nonfiction category).
June 17, 2019
Received this book on Thursday and finished it Sunday evening. It is an amazing story about the author experiencing a crisis while giving birth to her fifth child and awakening 47 days later from a coma. She has an amazing way of telling the story of her experience in such a way that you can feel what she felt. This is a must read!
May 10, 2019
So much to ponder. Left me thinking about everyday blessings we take for granted, about motherhood and bonding. Every minute is a gift. Grateful that the ending is a happy one, and thankful that Lindsey O'Connor shared her story.
July 8, 2019
When I hear of a person in a singular situation like this, my most burning question is "What is it like, really?" Lindsey O'Connor answers my questions in vivid, lyrical prose, performing the difficult feat of avoiding sentimentalism, while remaining deeply moving.
June 29, 2023
I have never read a book like this before. It is wonderful that the author was able to share her story with us.
September 2, 2025
How difficult to give birth and almost die. It was a blessing that she had a big circle of support.
February 28, 2014
About the Book:
On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?"
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
My Review:
The following book is a story that describes a person with a brain injury and is being offered this month, March, which is Brain Injury Month. If you would like to learn more about this you can go to this link to learn more.
The Long Awakening, is a moving story that caused me to cry...ALOT. It is an amazing story of Lindsey O'Connor literally coming back from the brink to rejoin her family. But as the story points out it was a very slow, hard process for all involved. I loved her story, it was very vivid, strong and I couldn't wait to read more. The description of her outlook being in a drug induced coma, followed by the thoughts and feelings of the loved ones living their life all around her was nothing short of amazing.
I hate that this family had to endure this tragedy, but I'm so glad that God blessed them by bringing Lindsey back to them. But one conclusion I came to while reading Lindsey's account was that even though the tests said one thing, she was still there in her body. I wonder how many lives were lost due to us letting them go too soon.
Follow Lindsey's story back to her family. It is a miracle that God has allowed us all to look at and just feel their pain and their triumph. This story is amazing!
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from Revell
On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?"
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
My Review:
The following book is a story that describes a person with a brain injury and is being offered this month, March, which is Brain Injury Month. If you would like to learn more about this you can go to this link to learn more.
The Long Awakening, is a moving story that caused me to cry...ALOT. It is an amazing story of Lindsey O'Connor literally coming back from the brink to rejoin her family. But as the story points out it was a very slow, hard process for all involved. I loved her story, it was very vivid, strong and I couldn't wait to read more. The description of her outlook being in a drug induced coma, followed by the thoughts and feelings of the loved ones living their life all around her was nothing short of amazing.
I hate that this family had to endure this tragedy, but I'm so glad that God blessed them by bringing Lindsey back to them. But one conclusion I came to while reading Lindsey's account was that even though the tests said one thing, she was still there in her body. I wonder how many lives were lost due to us letting them go too soon.
Follow Lindsey's story back to her family. It is a miracle that God has allowed us all to look at and just feel their pain and their triumph. This story is amazing!
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review from Revell
October 26, 2015
This is the riveting story of a woman (a journalist--so it's well written) who was in a medically-induced coma for 47 days. I am reading it on the deck while my older daughter is lying at the edge of the yard, digging a hole and playing with mud and water. I am so caught up in this book--reading what the author was thinking and feeling, hearing, and trying to say during her time in a coma that I am incredibly startled when my daughter says, "Mama, can I have some more water?" As with the two previous books I've posted on this site, there are many, many corollaries between the book and my/(our) experience(s). I'm on page 70 of 236. More later. . .
Oh! I picked this book up while quickly perusing the book section of an odd little surplus store yesterday. But the Lord got me out of my house and into that store (across the parking lot from the store where I had a legitimate errand--buying Philip's birthday present) and drew my attention to this book title (out of hundreds) within two minutes of my entering the store. (I thought I went in there to see what snacks they might have. Silly me!)
I forgot to mention that this woman in the coma had just given birth to a baby! And now her 18-year-old daughter who had just started college has left school and morphed into the sister-mother of the infant. Powerful!
(11:24 p.m.) Just finished the book. Have you read it?! I will warn you that it will take you back to things you may not want to remember. I may need to go see my counselor--or maybe I just need to keep writing my story. Interesting how the Lord has brought me through so many months with little or no thought of our girl's hospital stay--and now He keeps giving me books to read that are taking me back. Really--I haven't read a book on healing or trauma for a long time--and now two in the past 8 days!
Once again, five stars because of the incredible connection I feel with the author as she shares her medical nightmare.
So can anyone else see this besides you, "Mrs.?"
Oh! I picked this book up while quickly perusing the book section of an odd little surplus store yesterday. But the Lord got me out of my house and into that store (across the parking lot from the store where I had a legitimate errand--buying Philip's birthday present) and drew my attention to this book title (out of hundreds) within two minutes of my entering the store. (I thought I went in there to see what snacks they might have. Silly me!)
I forgot to mention that this woman in the coma had just given birth to a baby! And now her 18-year-old daughter who had just started college has left school and morphed into the sister-mother of the infant. Powerful!
(11:24 p.m.) Just finished the book. Have you read it?! I will warn you that it will take you back to things you may not want to remember. I may need to go see my counselor--or maybe I just need to keep writing my story. Interesting how the Lord has brought me through so many months with little or no thought of our girl's hospital stay--and now He keeps giving me books to read that are taking me back. Really--I haven't read a book on healing or trauma for a long time--and now two in the past 8 days!
Once again, five stars because of the incredible connection I feel with the author as she shares her medical nightmare.
So can anyone else see this besides you, "Mrs.?"
December 13, 2013
Lindsey O’Connor’s book, The Long Awakening, is both a tale of loss and an uplifting story of hope. With language that is sometimes lyrical and other times raw, O’Connor relates how she spent months in a coma, sometimes only a breath away from death, and then how she slowly recovered to a new normal.
Hours after the birth of her fifth child, daughter Caroline, O’Connor suffered oxygen deprivation from a near-bleed-out that in turn led to brain damage and organ failure. Specialists chose to induce a coma in hopes that her life could be saved—but no one knew what that life would look like.
While she “slept,” O’Connor’s family had to make agonizing choices—her husband signed and then rescinded two DNR orders, and an 18-year-old daughter left college to become a sister-mother.
While the story is fiercely personal, most of it is told through the eyes of O’Connor’s friends and family using narrative journalism techniques. This makes The Long Awakening a unique memoir, since the miracle they observed is the one she “missed.” I particularly enjoyed her wry take on her ongoing limitations and the difficulty she’s encountered being termed a miracle—as she writes, “I’m pretty sure miracles don’t drink margaritas.”
At its heart, The Long Awakening is a beautiful romance between a devoted husband and wife, and a tale of familial courage and sacrifice. It’s also about the unwavering love and belief O’Connor has for God, even though she still doesn’t fully understand what transpired when she was inbetween life and death.
Without resorting to platitudes or sugar-coating her experience, O’Connor reveals that sometimes the aftermath of miracles is messy. Her honesty is refreshing to anyone who’s suffered a brain injury or trauma, or to anyone who’s asking “WHY?”.
Hours after the birth of her fifth child, daughter Caroline, O’Connor suffered oxygen deprivation from a near-bleed-out that in turn led to brain damage and organ failure. Specialists chose to induce a coma in hopes that her life could be saved—but no one knew what that life would look like.
While she “slept,” O’Connor’s family had to make agonizing choices—her husband signed and then rescinded two DNR orders, and an 18-year-old daughter left college to become a sister-mother.
While the story is fiercely personal, most of it is told through the eyes of O’Connor’s friends and family using narrative journalism techniques. This makes The Long Awakening a unique memoir, since the miracle they observed is the one she “missed.” I particularly enjoyed her wry take on her ongoing limitations and the difficulty she’s encountered being termed a miracle—as she writes, “I’m pretty sure miracles don’t drink margaritas.”
At its heart, The Long Awakening is a beautiful romance between a devoted husband and wife, and a tale of familial courage and sacrifice. It’s also about the unwavering love and belief O’Connor has for God, even though she still doesn’t fully understand what transpired when she was inbetween life and death.
Without resorting to platitudes or sugar-coating her experience, O’Connor reveals that sometimes the aftermath of miracles is messy. Her honesty is refreshing to anyone who’s suffered a brain injury or trauma, or to anyone who’s asking “WHY?”.
October 5, 2013
The Long Awakening is about Lindsey O’Connor’s recovery after the birth of her baby, Catherine, when she almost lost her life. She dove into a 47-day coma, after almost bleeding out.
Lindsey’s account is a heart-wrenching story told in her own perspective that draws you into the infinite details of her coming out of the life-threatening coma (what it was like), what she does and doesn’t remember (I had a baby?), and how she coped with the aftereffects( Lord, help me.). Since it is a memoir, it’s very personal yet uplifting in many ways.
It’s a superb book for those who have suffered a coma and how to rest in the Lord through the process. It’s not a mamby pamby, everything-glows-afterwards type of book. It’s realistic in dealing with the issues. It’s also a book for loved ones dealing with a family member in a coma and it’s ramifications. It gives wonderful insight into communication, cooperation and tons of love throughout the ordeal. True friends stayed for the long haul.
The touching part of the story for me is how the family rallied together throughout the whole ordeal. Yes, there were definitely difficult times, but the unity of the family members is what family life is about. Love abounded. Grace did, too.
Wonderfully written and extremely enlightening. Get your copy today at this destination.
Thank you to Lanette Haskins, Assistant Publicist at Baker Publishing Group,for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. No financial compensation was received.
Lindsey’s account is a heart-wrenching story told in her own perspective that draws you into the infinite details of her coming out of the life-threatening coma (what it was like), what she does and doesn’t remember (I had a baby?), and how she coped with the aftereffects( Lord, help me.). Since it is a memoir, it’s very personal yet uplifting in many ways.
It’s a superb book for those who have suffered a coma and how to rest in the Lord through the process. It’s not a mamby pamby, everything-glows-afterwards type of book. It’s realistic in dealing with the issues. It’s also a book for loved ones dealing with a family member in a coma and it’s ramifications. It gives wonderful insight into communication, cooperation and tons of love throughout the ordeal. True friends stayed for the long haul.
The touching part of the story for me is how the family rallied together throughout the whole ordeal. Yes, there were definitely difficult times, but the unity of the family members is what family life is about. Love abounded. Grace did, too.
Wonderfully written and extremely enlightening. Get your copy today at this destination.
Thank you to Lanette Haskins, Assistant Publicist at Baker Publishing Group,for a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. No financial compensation was received.
March 30, 2014
The Long Awakening
a memoir
By Lindsey O'Connor
Imagine your life if you lost a part of it. You couldn't remember you were excited to welcome a newborn child into your life. Worse yet the first month and a half of your child's life would be something you would never experience. How do you recover from something like that and what's more how do you recapture what should have been?
On August 30, 2002, Lindsey gave birth to her daughter. But what should have been a time of joy and celebration soon becomes an long and lingering battle. Complications from pregnancy send Lindsey into a 47 day long coma.
But awakening from the coma was not the end of her ordeal - she needed to relearn basic functions. What you or I would take for granted was lost. And worst of all Lindsey seemed to have a detachment from her emotions. This is Lindsey's journey to recovering what she had lost and to reconnect with her family as both wife and mother.
When one hears about someone in a coma waking-up one doesn't necessary realize what the recovery after awakening is like. Lindsey can't even breathe on her own. I think when she compares having a bit of a memory arise being similar to coming to the end of a chapter in a book and not beimg able to continue on an interesting comparison.
Take a journey of awakening when you read The Long Awakening.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and as a result of this the publisher Revell has provided me with a copy of this book in exchange with my honest review.
a memoir
By Lindsey O'Connor
Imagine your life if you lost a part of it. You couldn't remember you were excited to welcome a newborn child into your life. Worse yet the first month and a half of your child's life would be something you would never experience. How do you recover from something like that and what's more how do you recapture what should have been?
On August 30, 2002, Lindsey gave birth to her daughter. But what should have been a time of joy and celebration soon becomes an long and lingering battle. Complications from pregnancy send Lindsey into a 47 day long coma.
But awakening from the coma was not the end of her ordeal - she needed to relearn basic functions. What you or I would take for granted was lost. And worst of all Lindsey seemed to have a detachment from her emotions. This is Lindsey's journey to recovering what she had lost and to reconnect with her family as both wife and mother.
When one hears about someone in a coma waking-up one doesn't necessary realize what the recovery after awakening is like. Lindsey can't even breathe on her own. I think when she compares having a bit of a memory arise being similar to coming to the end of a chapter in a book and not beimg able to continue on an interesting comparison.
Take a journey of awakening when you read The Long Awakening.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and as a result of this the publisher Revell has provided me with a copy of this book in exchange with my honest review.
October 17, 2013
The riveting true story of a life-threatening coma, a miraculous awakening, and the long quest to regain what was lost.
From the front flap: "The day our baby came into the world was the day I left. A day that began all smiles and excitement and anticipation and joy ended with running and panic and blood and tears. And then coma.I lay suspended in the deep, my newborn unknown. Nothingness. Layers where dark pulled from below, light called from above, and me, trapped in between, longing to break the surface. To live.
Forty-seven days later when I first saw my husband's face leaning close to me, I knew where, and who, I was. But other things took much longer to know. Learning to restitch life--and love--when everything's changed, and finding who we are afterward, can be the longest journey of all.
I'm Lindsey O'Connor, and this is the story of my long awakening."
I just finished reading this book. This is, by far, one of the best written books that I have read in a very long time. It is a story of being alive just outside of deaths door. It is a story of love and despair. It is a story of returning back to life after being snatched back from the brink. Surviving the 47-day medically-induced coma is just the start to this beautifully written and brutally candid story.Be warned tho, The Long Awakening is no mere memoir.... if you pick up this book you will not soon put it down.
March 27, 2014
It has been quite some time since I have read a nonfiction book that captivated me so thoroughly. As a mom I cannot even begin to imagine the journey that Lindsey and her family went through. I found myself just aching for all the battles they faced and then rejoicing over even the small triumphs.
Can you imagine one minute anticipating the birth of your fifth baby and then the next utter chaos? It's hard to think about being in a medically induced coma for 47 days. Normal day to day activities would continue all around you while in essence your world would stop. But those 47 days were only the beginning of a long road to recovery. With eloquent honesty Lindsay shares about the struggles and the victories that she and her family journeyed through.
One of the most interesting aspects about this book is that it is written by Lindsey. Many times we read a story such as this but it is written by a friend or family member not the actual patient. To read the account and understand what she went through is to see a miracle unfold. This is a story that will leave you with no doubt that God has a unique plan for each of us and He is the one that will determine how we will go about accomplishing it.
I encourage you to get this book and enjoy reading about not only a miracle, but a group of faithful family and friends that journey together to make a beautiful life out of what appeared to be tragedy.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review.
Can you imagine one minute anticipating the birth of your fifth baby and then the next utter chaos? It's hard to think about being in a medically induced coma for 47 days. Normal day to day activities would continue all around you while in essence your world would stop. But those 47 days were only the beginning of a long road to recovery. With eloquent honesty Lindsay shares about the struggles and the victories that she and her family journeyed through.
One of the most interesting aspects about this book is that it is written by Lindsey. Many times we read a story such as this but it is written by a friend or family member not the actual patient. To read the account and understand what she went through is to see a miracle unfold. This is a story that will leave you with no doubt that God has a unique plan for each of us and He is the one that will determine how we will go about accomplishing it.
I encourage you to get this book and enjoy reading about not only a miracle, but a group of faithful family and friends that journey together to make a beautiful life out of what appeared to be tragedy.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review.
March 19, 2016
02/14: No recollection of how I learned about or got this one. Quite illuminating, esp. the part about PTSD and its effects. I appreciated her Catholic Worldview, too.
Amazon Book Description:
On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?"
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
Amazon Book Description:
On a crisp October day in 2002, Lindsey O'Connor woke from a 47-day medically induced coma. She heard her ecstatic husband's voice and saw his face as she emerged from the depths of unconsciousness. She was bewildered by the people around her who looked so overjoyed and were so thoroughly attentive and attuned to her every move. Then came the question: "Do you remember that you had a baby?"
Lindsey drifted in and out of consciousness again for weeks. When she finally and gradually surfaced permanently from her long submersion, she struggled to understand that the day her baby came into the world was the day she left it. Her awakening was the happy ending for her family and friends--the miracle they had been praying for--but it was just the beginning of Lindsey's long and frightening journey toward a new reality.
With visceral images and richly layered storytelling, Lindsey O'Connor vividly tells the poignant true story of the struggle to reenter her world and rebuild her identity. Underlying this life and death battle is a story of lost and found love, the effort to make sense of life-altering events, and the continuing search for self. This moving memoir paints a powerful picture of pain, beauty, and the unsurpassable gift of finally knowing who you are.
October 7, 2013
Wow! The Long Awakening is an amazing story of courage, hope and rising from despair against insurmountable odds. Lindsey O’Connor is a gift storyteller that drew me right into her story and mesmerized me with her poetic writing and raw emotion.
I can’t even comprehend the horror this family experienced when Lindsey was placed in a medically induced coma to spare her life only hours after giving birth to her daughter. But because of the way that she re-tells it, I feel like I experienced it.
People have often wondered about coma’s and what patients actually hear, feel and experience because it is such a mystery with no clear answer. But Lindsey vividly recalls many experiences and I am amazed that she was able to tell her story with such clarity and recollection of events, especially since her condition was supposed to cause brain damage.
Her family and friends were able to fill in the holes for her but even the way she recounts their stories shows the depth of love and the closeness of the relationships around her because it’s like their thoughts and feelings are her own as she shares them.
The Long Awakening is such a beautifully touching story and even though this is obviously a once in a lifetime experience, I hope that Lindsey continues to write books because she is one of the most talented authors I’ve ever read.
I can’t even comprehend the horror this family experienced when Lindsey was placed in a medically induced coma to spare her life only hours after giving birth to her daughter. But because of the way that she re-tells it, I feel like I experienced it.
People have often wondered about coma’s and what patients actually hear, feel and experience because it is such a mystery with no clear answer. But Lindsey vividly recalls many experiences and I am amazed that she was able to tell her story with such clarity and recollection of events, especially since her condition was supposed to cause brain damage.
Her family and friends were able to fill in the holes for her but even the way she recounts their stories shows the depth of love and the closeness of the relationships around her because it’s like their thoughts and feelings are her own as she shares them.
The Long Awakening is such a beautifully touching story and even though this is obviously a once in a lifetime experience, I hope that Lindsey continues to write books because she is one of the most talented authors I’ve ever read.
January 1, 2014
Journalist Lindsey O'Connor went to the hospital to have her fifth child. Instead of experiencing the joy of a new child, for 47 days she lay suspended in a medically-induced coma. O'Connor spent 107 days in the hospital pieces together the lost part of her life in THE LONG AWAKENING http://amzn.to/13ekSmw).
As she writes, "Timers, clocks, watches, calendars, Day-timers, tools absent from my life for over two months. I've had to order my memories of my 107 days and beyond even, from the chronology of my family and friends' lives. ‘When did that happen? Did this happen before that? What day was that? Which came first?' Even, ‘what month was that?' I've had to piece together aural, visual, sensory snapshots like a giant jigsaw puzzle and become content that there will always be big sections of the puzzle that are lost forever." (Page 74)
For years, I've known O'Connor, even spent time with her and her husband Tim. Also I know about her work as a journalist--yet ironically I had no idea that she had such a depth of experience of loss and recovery. As you read THE LONG AWAKENING, you will be reminded of what is important in life. Her story, the awakening and her journey to wholeness is a fantastic reading experience and one I highly recommend.
As she writes, "Timers, clocks, watches, calendars, Day-timers, tools absent from my life for over two months. I've had to order my memories of my 107 days and beyond even, from the chronology of my family and friends' lives. ‘When did that happen? Did this happen before that? What day was that? Which came first?' Even, ‘what month was that?' I've had to piece together aural, visual, sensory snapshots like a giant jigsaw puzzle and become content that there will always be big sections of the puzzle that are lost forever." (Page 74)
For years, I've known O'Connor, even spent time with her and her husband Tim. Also I know about her work as a journalist--yet ironically I had no idea that she had such a depth of experience of loss and recovery. As you read THE LONG AWAKENING, you will be reminded of what is important in life. Her story, the awakening and her journey to wholeness is a fantastic reading experience and one I highly recommend.
November 11, 2013
Lindsey O'Conner's memoir of the time she was in a coma after the birth of her child is heart-rending, yet so positive and uplifting at the same time. Reading this had a great impact on my life, and not just because my Mom was in this type of a situation for two weeks after she had an infarction to her large intestines. I could readily identify with those around her who had to deal with the stress and anxiety of having a loved one so close to death's door. And through her eyes I can more easily understand the one who has been there. As with Lindsey, my Mom is also deeply thankful that she did not leave her children orphans (though we are considerably older than the O’Connor family).
It is amazing and awesome that Lindsey is able to tell so much of what she went through in such a clear and articulate manner. Truly an eye opener for me. I recommend this story to those who love to read true stories and memoirs, but also to those who would rather pick up a fiction to get lost in.
I received this book free from Melody at Graf-Martin and Revell Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions stated are my own.
It is amazing and awesome that Lindsey is able to tell so much of what she went through in such a clear and articulate manner. Truly an eye opener for me. I recommend this story to those who love to read true stories and memoirs, but also to those who would rather pick up a fiction to get lost in.
I received this book free from Melody at Graf-Martin and Revell Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. A positive critique was not required. The opinions stated are my own.
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