| The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.
She’s one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and on the surface, seems to have led a charmed life. In many ways, she has. Beautiful family. Thriving career. Supportive friendship. Loving marriage. But she’s no stranger to adversity. Many know of the strength she had shown after her son, Wade, was killed in a freak car accident when he was only sixteen years old. She would exhibit this remarkable grace and courage again when the very private matter of her husband's infidelity became public fodder. And her own life has been on the line. Days before the 2004 presidential election—when her husband John was running for vice president—she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After rounds of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation the cancer went away—only to reoccur in 2007.
While on the campaign trail, Elizabeth met many others who have had to contend with serious adversity in their lives, and in Resilience, she draws on their experiences as well as her own, crafting an unsentimental and ultimately inspirational meditation on the gifts we can find among life’s biggest challenges. This short, powerful, pocket-sized inspirational book makes an ideal gift for anyone dealing with difficulties in their life, who can find peace in knowing they are not alone, and promise that things can get better.
ABOUT THIS AUTHOR
ELIZABETH EDWARDS is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Saving Graces. She lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her two youngest children and husband, John.
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Elizabeth Edwards is a beloved public figure, known for her keen intelligence and inspiring courage in the face of adversity. Married to presidential candidate John Edwards, Elizabeth is a wife, mother, and career woman who has faced some incredible hardships in her life, such as losing her young son and battling breast cancer. During the 2008 election she also had to endure having her marriage woes played out in the public spotlight. In RESILIENCE, Edwards speaks with her usual grace and wisdom on how to face and overcome life's stumbling blocks.
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Praise| "In lovely, unfettered prose, Edwards talks--movingly, haltingly--about her son Wade's death at 16, her cancer diagnosis and rediagnosis..., and her husband's infidelity." - Tina Jordan 05/22/2009 "One finishes the book struck by the author's candor and generosity. Writing it likely was therapeutic for her. There is no self-pity here, but more a sense of bewilderment at her husband's betrayal. Those who have been wounded by loss, especially of a child, or infidelity may find comfort in the author's strength, growth, and determination to move on with her life." - Bill Williams 07/18/2009 |
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