Crash
How I Became a Reluctant Caregiver
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2021
Summary
”… an engaging exploration of duty, guilt, and self-preservation… . A cleareyed consideration of difficult ethical and familial choices.” -KIRKUS REVIEWS
Rachel likes to think of herself as a nice Jewish girl, dedicated to doing what’s honorable, just as her parents raised her to do. But when her husband, David, survives a plane crash and is left with severe brain damage, she faces a choice: will she dedicate her life to caring for a man she no longer loves, or walk away?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781647420321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1647420326 |
| Author: | Rachel Michelberg |
| Publisher: | She Writes Press |
| Imprint: | She Writes Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2021 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
Critics Review
2021 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner Memoirs (Personal Struggle/Health Issues)
2021 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards Honorable Mention in Non-Fiction: Memoir
2022 Book Excellence Awards Winner in Caregiving
“… an engaging exploration of duty, guilt, and self-preservation.Michelberg is a frank writer… . continually willing to unpack herguilt while also exploring options for her own emotional survival. Acleareyed consideration of difficult ethical and familial choices.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
“I couldn’t put this book down … Rachel Michelberg gives the readerthe gift of unfiltered honesty, without excuses or complaints. She showsus how the clarity of a scrupulous heart can guide us through the worstof times. Crash is an important story told by a remarkable story teller.”
—JOANNE SILVER JONES, author of Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury
“I read this book cover to cover and then finally remembered to breathe. Crashis a profoundly human story told with grace and raw honesty. Michelbergis courageous enough to put all of herself into the pages, and we areall the better for it. Crash will stay with you—in your mind, heart, and gut—for a long time after you finish it.”
—MARK LUKACH, author of My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
“Crash is a skillfully written, riveting account of Michelberg’sstruggle to sustain herself and her family after a tragic eventradically alters their lives. As a mother, she is protective,resourceful and competent as she boldly guides her family forward.Vigilant and vulnerable, she exemplifies a woman who speaks her truth,however hard that is to bear. Crash will challenge your own sense of what is important in fighting for a family’s well-being.”
—Anna Penenberg, Amazon best-selling author of Dancing in the Narrows: A Mother-Daughter Odyssey Through Chronic Illness
Rachel Michelberg
Rachel Michelberg grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and still enjoys living there with her husband, Richard, and their two dogs, Nala and Beenie. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance from San Jose State University, and has performed leading roles in musicals and opera from Carmen to My Fair Lady, as well as the part of the Mother Abbess (three times!) in The Sound of Music. When Rachel isn’t working with one of her thirty voice and piano students, she loves gardening, hiking, and making her own bone broth. Crash is her first book. She lives in Los Altos Hills, CA.
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