COUNTING HEARTBEATS: A JOURNEY OF PERSEVERANCE THROUGH LOSS, BASED ON A TRUE STORY
Book ID/图书代码: 12580018C00176
English Summary/英文概要: It is said that the most life altering aspects of our lives happen in pieces. For Jessica Saroyan, it just took three disjointed pieces to completely shake the very foundation of her existence.
Three single pieces: A Diagnosis…Complete turmoil…The heartbreaking loss…
Shut off from the world, and dealing with her father’s recent ALS diagnosis, Jessica is determined to make every moment with her father count! Struggling with the decision to either let her father know about the diagnosis or carry the weight of it on her own, Jessica decides to focus on making memories. Yet the memories within this new reality overtake the ones from before as she finds herself staring down the barrel of her wedding that she’s no longer certain should take place. Lost, confused and heartbroken, Jessica turns to her family and best friend, Alec, as she tries to exist in a world where everything she loves slowly begins to fade one piece at a time.
Counting Heartbeats weaves through the heartbreaking realities of coming to terms with losing someone you love. Often using sarcasm and self-deprecating humor, the author paints a heartrending picture of a seemingly perfect life halted by a single diagnosis.
Here, you’ll go through a series of emotions from tears of laughter to tears of sorrow.
Counting Heartbeats is a rollercoaster of emotions where the inevitable end is sure to have you appreciate the heartbeats that remain
Chinese Summary/中文概要: 据说,我们生活中那些改变人生的事情都是以碎片的形式发生的。对于Jessica Saroyan来说,有三个碎片彻底动摇了她生活的基础:一个诊断、完全的混乱和令人心碎的丧失。
在Jessica的父亲被诊断出患有肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症时,她决心与世隔绝,珍惜和父亲在一起的每一刻。在斗争到底是让她父亲知道诊断还是自己承担这一重负时,她决定集中精力制造回忆。然而,当她发现自己开始怀疑目前的婚姻时,这个新现实中的记忆超越了以前的记忆。失落、困惑、心碎的Jessica向她的家人和最好的朋友Alec求助,她正生活在一个这样的世界中,她所爱的一切正在开始一个一个地消逝。
本书将令人心碎的现实和与丧失亲人的悲痛交织在一起,经常用讽刺挖苦和自嘲的幽默来描绘一个看似完美的生活是如何被一个诊断而彻底颠覆的。
阅读本书,你会经历从开心到流泪到悲伤到流泪的情感起伏。书中的情感像过山车一般,而最后无法避免的结局一定会让你更加珍惜依然在跳动着的心。(LYR)
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About the Author/作者介绍: Janet Frnzyan,一所公立中学的教学教练,教了10年英语。她有新闻专业背景,曾经在新闻领域写作、编辑并发表了多篇文章。她拥有一个英语学士学位,一个教育硕士学位。在开始教学生涯之前,她是一家地方报纸的主编。本书对她来说是非常珍贵的作品,因为故事是基于她充满活力的父亲与ALS抗争的过程而创作的。虽然本书是一部小说,却是她和家人从第一次诊断到父亲最终去世这段时间令人心碎的经历的真实写照。
Janet Frnzyan is an instructional coach at a public high school and has taught English for 10 years. She has a background in journalism where she has written, edited and published many articles at various lengths. She has a BA in English, an MA in Education and before she began teaching, she was the Managing Editor of a local newspaper. Counting Heartbeats is very near and dear to her heart, as it is the result of watching her vibrant and energetic father struggle to survive and ultimately succumb to ALS. Though fictional, Counting Heartbeats is a representation of the heartbreaking experiences she and her family went through from the very first diagnosis to her father’s ultimate demise.
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