Maybe True Love Means Tough Love?
“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny.”
– John O’Donohue, Anam Cara
What would you do if your dream was handed to you on the same platter as your soul mate’s life?
Not all fairy tales have happy endings…but perhaps the best ones aren’t meant to? Maybe true love is also tough love?
Please click here to watch a 2-min book trailer, Do You Believe in Soul Mates?
“We must own our true stories. In doing so, we begin again to belong to the world in the way only we can. The door to soul opens.”
– Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft
Coming Sept 13th, 2018…
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the door sill where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.”
– Rumi
About A Widow’s Awakening
With over 2000 copies sold, the self-published edition of A Widow’s Awakening (2008) touched the heart and soul of readers.
Ten years later, we are thrilled to announce the book has been picked up for publication by BHC Press. The book will be published as a fictional novel on Sept 13th, 2018.
To pre-order a copy of the book, please visit BHC Press for a list of on-line booksellers.
This extraordinary story is a candid portrayal of Maryanne’s journey through the first year of grief after the on-duty death of her police officer husband. Engaging, powerful and heart-wrenching, this book captures the immense difficulty of accepting the unacceptable while learning to transform loss into positive change.
What Readers Are Saying…
“I started reading A Widow’s Awakening on Sunday and finished it Monday. The first third of your book touched me in ways I hadn’t anticipated. I cried so hard, my eyes became swollen; the pain was so real. I haven’t cried that hard in a long, long time. The grief you expressed was so real to me, as I experienced my own grief in a similar way. Reading your book has been healing for me.”
– Cristy
“What an incredibly powerful and moving book! Although I had tears in my eyes as I read each page, I think your messages are uplifting and are so important in challenging the human spirit to make our lives mean something meaningful in this world, by helping others and doing something more for society. It is so cleverly written and thought provoking. I haven’t enjoyed a book this much since I taught classic literature to high school students a few years ago.”
– Sarah
“WOW! As soon as I read the first line, I couldn’t put the book down. The truth on soul-mates, hope, after-life, happiness, sadness…you definitely told your tale as it is. I can’t stop talking about this book. I’m glad you shared your story with us.”
– Parveen
For additional reader testimonials, please click here.
About Maryanne Pope
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow’s Awakening, the playwright of Saviour and the screenwriter of God’s Country. She is the executive producer of the documentary, Whatever Floats Your Boat…Perspectives on Motherhood. Maryanne is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive her weekly blog, please sign up here. Maryanne lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.