Thursday, October 21, 2010

Coal Miner's Daughter

You know who she is. You know the movie. Now read the book in which this story is based. This book features the ACTUAL TRUE story of one of the LEGENDS of country music, Loretta Lynn. Written by Loretta herself, along with George Vecsey.


From her struggle(s) in Butcher Hollow, KY to the richness of TN. Loretta tells IN HER OWN WORDS/IN HER OWN WAY the life she lead - so far.




The End Result:



I LOVED this book!


With her high-and-lows she shows it all in this INCREDIBLE book.



A movie was based on Loretta's life shortly after the book came out w/ the same title starring the remarkable Sissy Spacek.




For those of you who are/happen to be Loretta Lynn fans, tell me what your favorite song is of Loretta's?

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey In Healing Autism

This next book was written by model, actress and New York Times Best Selling Author Jenny McCarthy. She speaks of hard truth in finding out her 5-year-old son, Evan has autism. She talks about the diagnosis, the struggle she went through as a mother to help her son, to finding the key that eventually helped him lead a more "normal" life.




The End Result:



I found this book to be emotionally gripping that bears to answer the question for a mother who struggles alone with a sick child "How do you do it?"
With a reply being "You just do what you gotta do!"
This book helps to understand that meaning.


Okay, I admit it, this was the first and only book I've read by Ms. McCarthy. I wasn't really interested in the other 2 books. I was interested in the successful struggle that she had to go through with her child.

While somewhat relating to this story, a mother tends to be there for her sick child, while her husband/partner was pretty much useless in these matters, having to go through this journey ALONE & BY YOURSELF!

It bared to ask the question:

Why do children w/o problems w. autism have no help to children with SEVERE setbacks?


I Loved This Book and Valued Every Page Read!


What a mother ACTUALLY goes through to help and see her child succeed for a happy and healthy cure at life.



In The End:


I LOVED This book!