Review: A mother's heartrending story of loss...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2011
I was asked to read this book by the author, as I enjoyed her novel 'Gone'. 'Slings and Arrows' is the factual account of what happened to the author's daughter and the true story which inspired the author's fantasy novel 'Gone'. Anyone who has read 'Gone' will be curious to read 'Slings and Arrows' which is a heartrending and honest account of the tragic events leading to the death of her child. It is written from the perspective of a mother who is still to come to terms with the events even after many years have passed, and the idea is that this book will help those who have suffered or are suffering similar losses, or as in the words of the author 'For all those who have lost and are lost still'. I am told by the author that this was a hard book to write and I would say that it is also a hard book to read, but I hope that it achieves the author's worthwhile goal of helping others come to terms with loss.