Chosen Forever - Hardcover

Richards, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569474923 ISBN 13: 9781569474921

Publisher: Soho Pr Inc, 2008

Synopsis

When Susan Richards adopted an abused horse rescued by the local SPCA she didn't know that Lay Me Down's loving nature would touch her heart - and change her life. Susan, a writing teacher, had lost her mother at the age of five and been abandoned by her father to uncaring relatives: she had an unhappy marriage ending in divorce and had self-medicated for anxiety, grief, and repressed anger with alcohol. For more than a decade she had aspired to be a published writer, but it was only with the memoir she wrote to honor Lay Me Down that she achieved this goal.
The publishing process was an eye-opening experience for her. It culminated in a book tour in the course of which Susan reconnected with family and friends, some of whom she had lost track of for years. But even more joyously, at the second reading scheduled, she met the man from whom she had bought her house twenty-four years earlier, a world famous photographer, Dennis Stock. And they fell in love.

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Review:

Richards opens her life once again to share her struggles, lessons, and surprising joys. Chosen Forever is a rare thing.

The book is well written, honest and provides the reader with the desire to keep reading. What more could you want in a book? If you plan to buy one book this year, make it this one.

Reading Richards'' prose makes you feel like you''re listening to a good friend tell you her story, if only that friend would tell you their deepest fears and triumphs. Her descriptions of her pets will make any animal lover smile. And for anyone who thinks they''re too old, too damaged or too afraid to take a risk and enter in a relationship with someone, this book is a breath of fresh air.

Praise for" Chosen Forever": "Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she's examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --Kirkus """Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- Booklist Praise for "Chosen by a Horse": "This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- Boston Globe

Praise for" Chosen Forever":  "Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she’s examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --Kirkus """Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- Booklist Praise for "Chosen by a Horse":  "This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- Boston Globe

Praise for"Chosen Forever" "Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she's examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --Kirkus """Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- Booklist Praise for"Chosen by a Horse" "This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- Boston Globe

Praise for "Chosen Forever"

"Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she's examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --"Kirkus
"
"Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- "Booklist
"
"This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- "Boston Globe"

Praise for "Chosen Forever"
"Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she s examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --"Kirkus
"
"Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- "Booklist
"
"This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- "Boston Globe""

Praise for "Chosen Forever"
"Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she s examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --"Kirkus
"
"Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- "Booklist
"
"This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- "Boston Globe""

Praise for Chosen Forever
"Charismatic... [Richards'] charming, self-effacing humor keeps the tone light even when she s examining darker feelings. Engaging writing by an honest self-explorer." --Kirkus

"Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path.... Richards writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord...." -- Booklist

"This is an inspirational story of what family means, and what the loss of one can do to us, and for us." -- Boston Globe

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From the Back Cover:

In this heartwarming sequel to Chosen by a Horse, Susan Richards tells the story of what happens the day after all of your dreams come true-- how you learn to accept that you deserve to be happy, and how those we love continue to offer us gifts long after they are gone.At the end of Susan Richards's bestseller Chosen by a Horse, her beloved mare was laid to rest in the paddock where she had met her herd -- Hot Shot, Tempo, and Georgia. Now, in Chosen Forever, Susan recounts the further wonders that came into her life as part of Lay Me Down's legacy: a bestselling book, a tour to support that book, the reconnection to friends and family who come to celebrate her success, and love-- unexpected, complicated, and true."Richards reflects on how rich life becomes when one travels her own best path. [She] writes more courageously than she perhaps realizes, and each page of this uplifting book will touch a chord in everyone who enjoyed her first." -- Booklist"Reading Richards' prose makes you feel like you're listening to a good friend tell you her story, if only that friend would tell you their deepest fears and triumphs. Her descriptions of her pets will make any animal lover smile. And for anyone who thinks they're too old, too damaged or too afraid to take a risk and enter in a relationship with someone, this book is a breath of fresh air." --Curled Up With A Good BookSUSAN RICHARDS has a BA in English from the University of Colorado and a Master of Social Work degree from Adelphi University. She teaches writing at SUNY Ulster and Marist College, and lives in Bearsville, New York with her husband Dennis Stock and their beloved gang of four dogs and one Siamese cat.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1569474923
• ISBN 13: 9781569474921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 278