by
Kim Pierce
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GENRE: Metaphysical & Visionary; Women's
Friendships
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BLURB:
When a newspaper reporter’s fiancé dies
abruptly, she questions how he could just cease to be.
Dogged by unbidden thoughts, odd coincidences and
unexplained phenomena, Ann Stewart becomes obsessed with finding out what
really happens after we die and whether her beloved Gregory is still out there.
She finds her answer, which takes her and a close-knit coterie of women to the
edge of the cosmos—and the core of their own hearts.
Based on a true story.
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EXCERPT
We stood a moment without speaking—sizing each other up, I suppose—before I invited her to have a seat on the couch. I sat down next to her.
“Look, I know this situation is awkward,” I began. “Me the fiancée, you the ex-wife…”
“Yeah, I can only imagine what he’s said about me. Medusa unbound.”
“Oh no, that’s not what I meant.…”
I tripped over my words.
“But it’s very likely what he meant.” She let out a belly laugh.
Bunching up her considerable green velvet skirt, she stretched out her legs, revealing black cowboy boots.
“Ours was not a friendly parting.”
“I gathered,” I said. “I also know you were married for, like, ten years—double the time I knew him. And I know I ought to feel jealous…”
Elizabeth stared at me, waiting.
“But I don’t.”
“No?”
“No. You were close to him. He was close to you.” I paused. It was difficult, even counterintuitive, what I was trying to say. “I could hear this in the intimate way you talked about him at the service.”
I clasped my hands as my words spilled out haltingly.
“I don’t even know how to say this,” I continued, “but I understood. It’s not like you’re a rival. You’re more like a sister. Or something like that. Someone I have a common bond with. He’s gone, and the hurt of that…”
I looked away. Tears were percolating up, boiling over again. Would this fountain of grief never cease?
I rushed to add, “The hurt of that doesn’t leave room for trivial bullshit like jealousy.” There, I’d said it. My heart was pounding.
“We… shared… him. Like no one else can understand.”
Someone understands.
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GIVEAWAY
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“My Dead True Love” by Kim Pierce follows Ann, a woman who
has to come to grips with the sudden death of her fiance. Her journey of
discovery about the beloved man who was both secretive and extremely loving
leads her to examine the relationships she still has even as she tries to comes
to terms with her loss. Her unconventional choices about how to deal with her
grief result in significant changes in her life and unexpected personal growth.
This mystical story is even more thought-provoking and eerie
when one discovers that it is based on true events. The author deftly conveys
the bewilderment and searching for answers that accompany the grief at the loss
of a loved one. Although the pacing is a little uneven for me, and there are
forays down odd paths with some of the secondary characters, I was drawn into
the main character’s quest for closure and and impressed by her honesty and
compassion in her interactions with her daughter as well as the ex-wife of her
fiance. This book celebrates women and how they can help each other heal and
find acceptance even as it explores the concept of existence beyond death and
inspires one to be true to oneself. I will be thinking about the premises
explored for some time to come.
A copy of this title was provided for review
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