Women’s Recovery from Grief: The Longest Journey Published by Outskirts Press
Outskirts Press announces the latest highly anticipated family and relationships, death, grief and bereavement book from Huntington, IN, authors Janice (Jan) Holman Ballard and Allison (Cammie) Ballard.
Huntington, IN, June 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published The Longest Journey: Two Women's Parallel Stories of Grief and Healing by Janice (Jan) Holman Ballard and Allison (Cammie) Ballard. The authors’ most recent book to date is a 6 x 9 paperback in the family and relationships, death, grief and bereavement category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/thelongestjourney was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
Written in first person through the voices of three main characters, The Longest Journey explores the process of grief and healing from the perspectives of:
• Hank, a man who dies at age 59 from mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos
• Jan, his grieving widow who at age 58 struggles with the loss of her husband of forty-two years and the simultaneous illness of her elderly father
• Cammie, their 37-year-old daughter, a divorced mother of two who is struggling to raise her family, complete graduate school and cope with the loss of her father when her ex-husband and co-parent suddenly dies.
The interwoven stories of these three main characters take the reader back and forth in time, revisiting significant moments from their lives as they each explore the universal stages of grief in uniquely personal ways.
The Longest Journey is not just about grief. It is also a story of love and growth as two women of different generations struggle to claim their identity. This book shares a message of hope and inspiration for those who are struggling with loss. Grief is not specific to age, gender, culture or geographic location; it is universal. However, processing grief is not. There are as many ways to experience and process grief (or to avoid doing so) as there are people. Sharing personal recovery stories empowers us all to heal from our own grief experiences and support others.
259 pages in length, The Longest Journey: Two Women's Parallel Stories of Grief and Healing is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the family and relationships, death, grief and bereavement category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Longest Journey meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $15.95.
Additionally, The Longest Journey can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432773816
Format: 6 x 9 paperback white
SRP: $15.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thelongestjourney.
About the authors:
Janice Ballard (Jan) is a super widow who married when she was sixteen years old and spent forty-two years as the wife of Hank Ballard. During that time she raised three girls, moved with her family throughout the Midwest and found joy in creating a home. When Hank died at age 59, she began the journey of identifying herself as someone other than wife. Today she lives in Huntington, Indiana and enjoys reading, needlework and journaling and decorates the best table in the Midwest.
For the past 12 years Allison Ballard (Cammie) has worked as an independent contractor writing grant proposals for non-profit organizations. She also writes, stages and directs multi-media performances using music, percussion, theatre, movement and visual arts. Allison has a Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy from Columbia College, Chicago (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Ball State University (1986). She has twenty years experience working as an artist in residence teaching movement, music and rhythm programs for children, youth, adults and people with special needs at schools and community service organizations in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is also the Founder and Director of Fort Wayne Taiko, a drumming and movement ensemble based on Japanese tradition.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Written in first person through the voices of three main characters, The Longest Journey explores the process of grief and healing from the perspectives of:
• Hank, a man who dies at age 59 from mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos
• Jan, his grieving widow who at age 58 struggles with the loss of her husband of forty-two years and the simultaneous illness of her elderly father
• Cammie, their 37-year-old daughter, a divorced mother of two who is struggling to raise her family, complete graduate school and cope with the loss of her father when her ex-husband and co-parent suddenly dies.
The interwoven stories of these three main characters take the reader back and forth in time, revisiting significant moments from their lives as they each explore the universal stages of grief in uniquely personal ways.
The Longest Journey is not just about grief. It is also a story of love and growth as two women of different generations struggle to claim their identity. This book shares a message of hope and inspiration for those who are struggling with loss. Grief is not specific to age, gender, culture or geographic location; it is universal. However, processing grief is not. There are as many ways to experience and process grief (or to avoid doing so) as there are people. Sharing personal recovery stories empowers us all to heal from our own grief experiences and support others.
259 pages in length, The Longest Journey: Two Women's Parallel Stories of Grief and Healing is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the family and relationships, death, grief and bereavement category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, The Longest Journey meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $15.95.
Additionally, The Longest Journey can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432773816
Format: 6 x 9 paperback white
SRP: $15.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/thelongestjourney.
About the authors:
Janice Ballard (Jan) is a super widow who married when she was sixteen years old and spent forty-two years as the wife of Hank Ballard. During that time she raised three girls, moved with her family throughout the Midwest and found joy in creating a home. When Hank died at age 59, she began the journey of identifying herself as someone other than wife. Today she lives in Huntington, Indiana and enjoys reading, needlework and journaling and decorates the best table in the Midwest.
For the past 12 years Allison Ballard (Cammie) has worked as an independent contractor writing grant proposals for non-profit organizations. She also writes, stages and directs multi-media performances using music, percussion, theatre, movement and visual arts. Allison has a Master of Arts in Dance/Movement Therapy from Columbia College, Chicago (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Ball State University (1986). She has twenty years experience working as an artist in residence teaching movement, music and rhythm programs for children, youth, adults and people with special needs at schools and community service organizations in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is also the Founder and Director of Fort Wayne Taiko, a drumming and movement ensemble based on Japanese tradition.
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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