Signs of Life: A Memoir by Natalie Taylor
Review by Anne
I actually won Signs of Life on goodreads as a first-reads giveaway. Many thanks to Natalie Taylor for the opportunity to read your novel/memoir. :-)
Twenty-four year old Natalie lived a charmed and beautiful life; a very fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful loving husband, Josh, a new home, plus a new baby on its way.
This wonderful new life came crushing down around Natalie when she was on vacationing in Florida with family (but not Josh) rec...more Signs of Life: Natalie Taylor
I actually won Signs of Life on goodreads as a first-reads giveaway. Many thanks to Natalie Taylor for the opportunity to read your novel/memoir. :-)
Twenty-four year old Natalie lived a charmed and beautiful life; a very fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful loving husband, Josh, a new home, plus a new baby on it's way.
This wonderful new life came crushing down around Natalie when she was on vacationing in Florida with family (but not Josh) receiving the news that her husband was critically injured and was on life support after a devastating skateboarding accident.
Later the decision was made to remove Josh (her husband) from all life support, and donate is organs.
You will find yourself crying, (at times) laughing, getting frustrated at Natalie by the way she treats people, (mostly her family who care) then cheering as she starts to finally see “the light” with the help of her support around her. ( a strange group at that) A unique group of people, although strange to me at times.
So much pain from her husband’s death; you will go through each pain, each meltdown/breakdown with Natalie, seeing a friend, insight or a passage from literature that in different ways each will help Natalie put one foot in from of the other, to make it through one more day. One day at a time. The recovery process we all must do and go through after such a tragic and life changing event that happens in life.
Natalie also has/had a fairy god mother giving her advise, although very blunt and to the point most of the time. (ok, all the time) I laughed and fell in love with this fairy god mother!!! (oh how I wish that I had one in my life)
“Signs of Life” is a very RAW journal of Natalie’s journey, and if you can read it as just that… a journal instead of a book you will understand and relate to it more. Have you ever or do you keep a journal? I know I do.
We all handle grief of the loss of a loved one differently, and very differently at times to some people, and if you keep this in mind you will understand or accept Natalie’s way or process of her journey to healing.
With this being said, all in all I would have to say that “Signs of Life” is a good read, that I truly enjoyed it. Thank you once again Natalie for sharing your journey of loss with me.
I would recommend Signs of life to YA and up (because of some of the strong language content)
http://www.amazon.com/Signs-Life-Memoir-Natalie-Taylor/dp/0307717496
I actually won Signs of Life on goodreads as a first-reads giveaway. Many thanks to Natalie Taylor for the opportunity to read your novel/memoir. :-)
Twenty-four year old Natalie lived a charmed and beautiful life; a very fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful loving husband, Josh, a new home, plus a new baby on its way.
This wonderful new life came crushing down around Natalie when she was on vacationing in Florida with family (but not Josh) rec...more Signs of Life: Natalie Taylor
I actually won Signs of Life on goodreads as a first-reads giveaway. Many thanks to Natalie Taylor for the opportunity to read your novel/memoir. :-)
Twenty-four year old Natalie lived a charmed and beautiful life; a very fulfilling job as a high school English teacher, a wonderful loving husband, Josh, a new home, plus a new baby on it's way.
This wonderful new life came crushing down around Natalie when she was on vacationing in Florida with family (but not Josh) receiving the news that her husband was critically injured and was on life support after a devastating skateboarding accident.
Later the decision was made to remove Josh (her husband) from all life support, and donate is organs.
You will find yourself crying, (at times) laughing, getting frustrated at Natalie by the way she treats people, (mostly her family who care) then cheering as she starts to finally see “the light” with the help of her support around her. ( a strange group at that) A unique group of people, although strange to me at times.
So much pain from her husband’s death; you will go through each pain, each meltdown/breakdown with Natalie, seeing a friend, insight or a passage from literature that in different ways each will help Natalie put one foot in from of the other, to make it through one more day. One day at a time. The recovery process we all must do and go through after such a tragic and life changing event that happens in life.
Natalie also has/had a fairy god mother giving her advise, although very blunt and to the point most of the time. (ok, all the time) I laughed and fell in love with this fairy god mother!!! (oh how I wish that I had one in my life)
“Signs of Life” is a very RAW journal of Natalie’s journey, and if you can read it as just that… a journal instead of a book you will understand and relate to it more. Have you ever or do you keep a journal? I know I do.
We all handle grief of the loss of a loved one differently, and very differently at times to some people, and if you keep this in mind you will understand or accept Natalie’s way or process of her journey to healing.
With this being said, all in all I would have to say that “Signs of Life” is a good read, that I truly enjoyed it. Thank you once again Natalie for sharing your journey of loss with me.
I would recommend Signs of life to YA and up (because of some of the strong language content)
http://www.amazon.com/Signs-Life-Memoir-Natalie-Taylor/dp/0307717496