A Tour of the Heart: Getting Personal

A Tour of the Heart: A Story of Fun, Adventure, Hope and Inspiration

OK, time to get really personal. If you or anyone you know has experienced the pain and sadness of miscarriage, consider reading my new book, A Tour of the Heart:  A Seductive Cycling Trip Through France. Sure, this story is filled with lots of fun and adventure, food and wine, romance, travel and love. But to me, one of it’s most powerful messages is that there is life after miscarriage; there is hope.

People don’t talk about this “m” word much. They seem to more easily relate trials and tribulations surrounding infertility/in vitro issues rather than speak of miscarriage. But the truth is there are many women (and consequently their men, too) that suffer tremendously from both the physical and mental pain of miscarriage. There was little that could console me years ago after having experienced this myself—far too many times. I’m proud that I’ve written a book that I strongly believe brings comfort to women (and men) confronted by such disappointment, such despair. I noticed recently that amazon includes one of the more raw scenes that deals with this subject (at the end of the second chapter) in their excerpts from my book. I felt a big WOW on that one but hopefully in so doing, it will serve to get A Tour of the Heart into the hands of people it might help most. (Thank you to Deb Dion, my copy editor, who encouraged me to dig deeper in revealing my emotions around this most sensitive matter.)

With Mother’s Day upon us, this is an especially delicate time for those dealing with the “m” issue. Please be mindful of this and if you know someone that’s facing the challenge of not being able to have a child, consider sending her (or him) a copy of A Tour of the Heart. You can find paperback copies in many charming shops across the U.S. and online; eBooks are currently sold at amazon and you don’t have to have a kindle to download them. You can also send an eBook as a gift. I hope to have A Tour of the Heart available at iBooks and Nook very soon.

Please share this message of hope with someone you know (or sense) is going through “m” issues or other related hurdles.