How We Healed

by Melody Fowler, Arric Fowler

Overview

2022 RED RIBBON WINNER Wishing Shelf Awards

2022 BEST BOOK AWARD FINALIST for American Book Fest

2023 SPEAK UP TALK RADIO FIREBIRD BOOK AWARDS WINNER
 

"A compelling family drama. A RED RIBBON WINNER and highly recommended." - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards

"An often vivid family saga, centered on a satisfyingly complex matriarch." - Kirkus Reviews

"This book did an excellent job of teaching essential life lessons." - OnlineBookClub Review

"An original, thought-provoking, memorable and poignant story of healing from emotional injuries." 

- MBR (MidWest Book Review) Small Press Book Watch General Fiction

There is nothing ordinary about the journey we take in life, or the people in it. A tale of starting over and an unforgettable odyssey of healing.

How We Healed follows Drunetta Brown, an oppressed black housewife desperate to escape her drunkard husband and small-town southern life. After fleeing with her youngest children to New York City in 1957, she finds unlikely friendship with Sister Rose, a church secretary, and Miss "Raycie" Rayceen, a boisterous bar singer. These women prove to be the right friends at the right time as they help Drunetta navigate her journey of self-discovery. With a determination uncharacteristic of her time, Drunetta ultimately learns what's worth sacrificing—and, more importantly, what isn't—to secure her place in a changing world.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940167116498
Publisher:	Poetic Gems Publishing
Publication date:	01/30/2023
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	619 KB

About the Author

Melody is a free-spirit born and raised in Vancouver, BC. She worked for prominent Vancouver law firms, a psychiatrist, and retired after decades working for a Crown Corporation. She is also a recognized painter and a poet. Her art has been showcased in local galleries and she published a book of poetry, “Life Lyrics” in 2011. Her latest work, "How We Healed," is a novel she has co-written with her husband Arric Fowler. She now lives outside Vancouver, with her husband Arric, where their backyard, affectionately known as the “Fowler Vineyard”, continues to produce amazing wines and jellies. She has a wide range of poetic influences - Charlie Bukowski, Maya Angelou, Khalil Gibran, Alice Walker, Joaquin Zihuatanejo, Natasha Carrizosa and fellow Canadians Chelene Knight, Joseph Kakwinokanasum, Shane Koyczan and the late great Richard Wagamese.