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How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss
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About How Much Big Is The Sky: A Memoir Of A Mother's
Product Description Multiple-award-winning How Much Big Is the Sky is a mother's searingly melodic and eloquent love song to her teenage son, Ryan, following his sudden death resulting from a car crash. Sherry Chapman captures the intimacy and immediacy of her experience with a rare combination of profound tenderness, literary skill, and raw candor. This stunning account of love and loss is structured in five parts resembling the various stages of grief. From the sudden blow of an early morning phone call to a mother's frantic advocacy to her final reflections on what remains, this book is unforgettable. Review Literary Awards and Honors Include: Gold medal winner, Non-Fiction, 2021 Kindle Book Awards Gold medal winner, Adult Non-Fiction, 2020 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Winner, Outstanding Memoir, 2020 IAN Book of the Year Award Winner, Memoir, 2020 NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award Winner, Grief, 2020 National Indie Excellence Award Winner, second place, Non-Fiction, 2020 IAN Book of the Year Award Winner, silver medal, Non-Fiction - Grief/Hardship, 2020 Readers' Favorite 2020 Honoree, B.R.A.G. Medallion"So well written and so intimately candid, How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss is one of those memoirs that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf. . . ." -- Midwest Book Review, Reviewer's Choice ". . . Chapman's memoir is heart-wrenching, descriptive, and powerful. . . . [She] writes of her pain and loss with striking lyricism. . . . This work conveys an excruciatingly painful and unimaginable experience with candor and grace." -- The BookLife Prize "A story of strength in the face of a terrible tragedy. A gold medal winner and highly recommended." -- The Wishing Shelf Book Awards ". . . Unmasking the raw emotional experience of sudden tragic news and the agonizing process of grief that follows with the loss of a child, Chapman's fearless and inspiring account takes readers through every stage with a full heart and immersive narration. . . . Author Sherry Chapman writes with literary confidence that makes readers feel as though they are in safe hands, even through the darkest and most emotionally precarious moments of this hard-hitting reading experience. Readers who have experienced similar sudden tragedies are certain to take heart and support when reading Chapman's account, and for those lucky enough to be ignorant of the experience, it's a true window into the soul and psyche that, once read, cannot ever be forgotten . . . How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss is an incredible and highly emotive work of memoir that is sure to touch the heart of anyone that reads it." -- Readers' Favorite (5-star review) ". . . Chapman's prose offers vivid detail and self reflection. . . . A brave recollection of a shattering loss." -- Kirkus Reviews About the Author Sherry Chapman's son Ryan was killed in a car crash just days after celebrating his nineteenth birthday . . . the same birthdate he shares with his mom. Following Ryan's sudden death, Sherry struggled to survive herself. In learning how to live again, she became an advocate for safe teen driving. In 2014, Sherry received national recognition from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in Washington, D.C. for her contributions to saving lives, preventing injuries and making roads safer. She was presented in 2017 with Connecticut's Safety Champion award in recognition of her years of exceptional advocacy and leadership on teen driving issues. Sherry currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, Michael, one dog, two cats, and an active hive of honey bees. Find Sherry on social media @SherryChapman (Twitter) and @SherryChapmanAuthor (Facebook). Find Ryan @RyansFund (Facebook) and RyansFund.org. If you enjoyed How Much Big Is the Sky, please tell a friend and consider posting a review on Amazon and your favorite book review
