Our Divide - by Ladonna Harrison (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Will Cleve live or die? This is the question LaDonna--his young, beautiful, pregnant, devastated wife--asks herself every day as she visits him at the small-town Minnesota hospital bed he lies in, unable to move or communicate.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Our Divide: Two Sides of Locked in Syndrome</i> is the story of the other side--the side of the young, pregnant wife of a man who, at age twenty-seven, is struck down by an obstruction in the brain stem, leaving him with a rare neurological disorder called locked-in syndrome. Like Jean-Dominique Bauby of <i>The Diving Bell and the Butterfly</i>, Cleve is rendered mute and paralyzed by the syndrome--but unlike Bauby, he is unable to move at all, unable to sit up in a wheelchair or communicate by blinking an eye. <p/><i>Our Divide</i> is a beautifully written, honest account of the experience of watching a loved one suffer. Harrison delivers both a peek into the world of a unique other and an intimate view of one young woman's grieving process. A heartbreaking story that's at once a grief, a coming-of-age, and a survival narrative, this genuine, honest portrayal of one woman's mistakes and courage while learning how to take responsibility and create a life for herself will sweep readers away.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"<i>Our Divide</i> is a spellbinding story of the tragic, harrowing start to young woman's adulthood, told with exquisite detail and an honesty that had me by the throat. From the first page, Harrison pulled me into mosquito-ravaged summers and icy winters of Northern Minnesota, as she struggled to find her way through unspeakable trauma and unbearable loneliness."<br>--Marj Charlier, author of <i>The Rebel Nun</i> <p/>"In <i>Our Divide</i> one gets the feeling that author LaDonna Harrison has literally exhumed her past, bringing to the reader the heart, soul, and blood of a young woman weaving through her chaotic life. Harrison's earnestness and openness threads her story with a passion, confusion, and desperate need to not just survive but ultimately and remarkably to turn her life around with success."<br>--Ken Luber, author of <i>The Sun Jumpers</i> and <i>Match to the Heart</i> <p/>"<i>Our Divide</i> is a deeply personal memoir about LaDonna's life as a young woman, who is thrust into adulthood by an unhealthy attraction to a violent man. She writes candidly about their brief but passionate romance, her pregnancy, his devastating illness, and her search for self and purpose. I felt a personal connection to this story, the attraction to a powerful man and the conflicting emotions, as well as the feelings of waiting and hoping for a loved one to recover from a devastating illness. LaDonna's skills as a writer give you the feeling that you're walking that journey with her."<br>--Mary Aalgaard, Play off the Page blog <p/>"LaDonna Harrison bares heart and soul in this beautifully written and compassionate memoir that digs deep. A story of love and survival through unimaginable hardship."<br>--Cyrus Nowrasteh, director of <i>The Stoning of Soraya M.</i> and <i>The Young Messiah</i><br>
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