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Shadow Living…Paintings of Grief

February 15, 2008 on 3:13 pm | In Live Interviews |

Author: Deborah Slappey Pitts
Harobed House (2007)
ISBN 9780978789701
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (11/07)

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Synopsis: “Shadow Living… Paintings of Grief” is the enthralling sequel to “I Feel Okay,” the author’s debut bestseller. In “Shadow Living…Paintings of Grief,” the author shares an intimate story of survival during the first year after husband s death.

The reader is weaved into a personal world of anguish, torment, and loneliness as the author languishes through endless days and nights of grieving the loss of her husband to the silent killer, primary amyloidosis. With brilliance and candor, the author chronicles the stages of the grieving process and skillfully walks the reader through personal episodes of pain, depression, and unnerving despair. Grief is personalized as a disturbing entity that disrupted the Slappey family life forever. With God as her refuge and strength, the author emerges from the shadows of grief to live again and to become a beacon of inspiration to others, coupled with an unwavering commitment to help others find their passageway through the murky depths of grief to a place of healing and peace.