Author shares how cancer and deep personal loss helped her to find her invincible summer
SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In her touching memoir, Finding My Invincible Summer, professional translator and author Muriel Vasconcellos shares how seemingly insurmountable challenges can eventually lead to a positive and inspiring outcome.
This heart-rending story tells how the author's prognosis of six months to live becomes a catalyst for discovering the secrets of being truly, joyfully alive. After a tumultuous life that included tragedy, betrayal, and corrosive guilt (told in flashbacks), she finally finds love and happiness, only to be stricken with breast cancer. It appears that she has won that battle, but life takes another challenging turn with the wrenching loss of her soul mate and, soon afterwards, another alarming diagnosis—this time of metastasis to her bones. Unremitting physical and psychological pain sends her to the depth of despair.
Rather than giving up, Muriel embarks on a courageous quest for health that includes not only her body but also her psyche and spirit. Readers follow the author as she discovers that all aspects of her being are part of a single tapestry. A third bout with breast cancer ultimately empowers her to walk away from conventional treatment. As the author openly and honestly shares her story, readers come to feel the joy and serenity that abide in the deep recesses of her soul.
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About the Author
Muriel Vasconcellos is a translator by profession. She has a Ph.D. in linguistics from Georgetown University, where she also taught translation for 14 years. As a freelance translator, she has clients throughout the world, including several international organizations. She lives in San Diego with her Malt-Tzu pups, Sunshine and Snow.
Finding My Invincible Summer by Muriel Vasconcellos
Publication Date: November 13, 2012
Price: $15.99; 222 pages; ISBN 978-1452561790
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