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Shattered Reality
On November 14th, 2007, Amanda Lynn received a call from her mother that she refers to as the 9/11 of her world. Her 19-year-old sister, Josie, took her life by suicide. From that moment forward everything about her life drastically changed. When a tragedy such as this happens, there is often this internal split—the “before you” and the “after you.”
This book is about the last decision Josie made on this earth and the impact that decision had on Amanda‘s life moving forward. It in encapsulates entries from Josie‘s journal to better understand what she was struggling with—which, oftentimes, was a completely normal part of adolescence. Her words describe thoughts and feelings that majority of society can relate to, and yet the voice in her head told her something different.
This powerful Memoir is about the transformative process of grief and loss. It is about the ‘chapters’ of Amanda‘s life and how they’ve unfolded through the years. It is about healing and picking up the pieces of a shattered reality that no longer exists.
This book is about the last decision Josie made on this earth and the impact that decision had on Amanda‘s life moving forward. It in encapsulates entries from Josie‘s journal to better understand what she was struggling with—which, oftentimes, was a completely normal part of adolescence. Her words describe thoughts and feelings that majority of society can relate to, and yet the voice in her head told her something different.
This powerful Memoir is about the transformative process of grief and loss. It is about the ‘chapters’ of Amanda‘s life and how they’ve unfolded through the years. It is about healing and picking up the pieces of a shattered reality that no longer exists.
218 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 2021
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January 21, 2022
This is an incredible book! Despite the fact that I haven’t lost anyone close to suicide, I still related to so many feelings the author went through, through trauma of my own. I cried, I hurt with the author, and I got to see what happens in the life of someone who lost a sister to suicide. I’d recommend this book to anyone! It is raw, real, and an extremely well written book.
November 10, 2023
Very well written story from a Minnesota local, a story I know too well. Thank you for sharing a space of understanding, helping to not feel so alone... I didn't expect this when I read it, 10 years after my first suicide loss. 9 after the second ... it helps still now as a person who gets all sides. Read this book asap!!! Only critique, and I so get that it is almost memorialization so you need to list names, but the end end got quite long to read of those we don't know but I understand as a part of your own healing journey the whole book was necessary. Thank you for sharing regardless!
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September 7, 2022
Couldn't finish. Felt more like a therapy/ psychologist book rather than a memoir.
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