The Milestone Tapes
by Ashley
Mackler-Paternostro
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BLURB:
The only thing Jenna
Chamberland ever wanted in her life was to be a good wife and a good mom. In
death, she’ll find that she still wants the same things.
With
stage-four breast cancer, a terminal diagnosis and six months to live, Jenna
fears what awaits her family after she is gone: Her husband, Gabe, will be left
to raise their daughter alone, and Mia, only seven years old, will be forced to
face a world without her mother.
Ten
blank tapes to teach her daughter everything she’ll ever need to know. Dead
before Mia ever really got to know her, Jenna exists now only in pictures and
watercolored memories, and Mia finds herself struggling to remember her mother
in a way that feels real. But on the ninth anniversary of Jenna’s death, she
will return to her daughter through a series of audiocassettes. One tape each
of the milestones of Mia’s life, and with them, a letter explaining that Mia
should only listen to the tapes when the time is right.
With
the help of her mother’s long-gone voice, Mia may just learn how to embrace the
challenges and triumphs of her ever-changing life with humor, grace and a lot
of hope.
Rereleased
for its second anniversary, the novel that book bloggers have called
“beautiful” and “unforgettable” returns with new content and tapes never before
read.
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Excerpt:
“Picking up her finely bound leather journal, Jenna pulled a
pen from the recesses of her desk. It had be a long time since she had sat in
here, behind her desk, with any real purpose. She flipped open the journal and
began to think.
She wrote quickly, crossing off and underlining, as thoughts
flashed in her mind, some overruling others, as she highlighted the pivotal
moments of her daughter’s coming life.
Her...
Becoming A Mother
Father Getting Remarried
College Graduation
First Love
Wedding Day
High School Graduation
First Broken Heart
Leaving Home First Time
Cancer
Ten tapes, ten corresponding milestones her daughter would
pass in her absence. You raise your children to fly, Elizabeth had said, but a
mother’s work, even in death, is never really done, Susanna whispered from
behind.” - The Milestone Tapes
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Ashley
Mackler Paternostro is the author of The Milestone Tapes and the Amazon Best
Selling novel In The After. Her shorter works can be found in Holiday Wishes -
An Anthology for a Children’s Charity and on the blog ww.onepagelovestory.com
Ashley lives in a suburb of Chicago with her husband and their three dogs.
Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/AshMP
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Giveaway:
Ashley will be awarding The Book Bag, a Glass
Fishing Float, a Keychain, Cassette Tape Note Cards, Mug, Paperback & a
digital copy of The Milestone Tapes (US only) to one randomly drawn commenter
during the tour.
The more you comment, the better your chances of winning!
Follow the tour HERE
Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteSue,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting The Milestone Tapes! In addition to the book tour giveaway, I'm also hosting *another* giveaway on my Facebook page celebrating 500 page Likes! Yay! Anyone interested can feel free to pop on over and enter to win what I consider to be the coolest coffee table book for readers along with a digital copy of The Milestone Tapes!
XO,
Ash
https://www.facebook.com/AshleyMacklerPaternostro