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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Resilient Ruin: A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed



Resilient Ruin: 

A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed



A teenage girl breaking free. A cunning classmate on the prowl. Can she recover after they collide?


Orphaned as a child, fourteen-year-old Laura finally rebels against her abusive guardian. No longer willing to tolerate the violent tirades and imprisoning restrictions at home, Laura lives on dreams, rock ’n’ roll, and kisses in moonlight. She believes whatever comes next can’t be worse than what she’s already endured.



Her hope for a normal life is ripped away when a predator reels her in. With her heart shattered and her confidence destroyed, Laura plunges into a downward spiral. Substance abuse and risky sexual behavior lead to depression and years of heartbreaking consequences. Laura’s dark path begins to threaten her survival. Yet survive she does, with little of what she longs for, but all that she needs to start building a better life.



Resilient Ruin: A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed is a deeply moving personal story. It pops with details of American life in the Sixties and Seventies and takes readers on a rocky but ultimately inspiring journey. If you like tales with brave, unaffected heroines; striking scenes and characters; and pacing that keeps you turning page after page, you’ll love Laura McHale Holland’s masterful memoir of survival and learning to forgive.



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Editorial Reviews

In Resilient Ruin, Laura McHale Holland demonstrates that a cruel, dysfunctional upbringing doesn't need to destroy us. Many will resonate with this book and perhaps come to a place of forgiveness for our own actions and those of our abusers. People are going to love this story of redemption and rebounding. -Ana Manwaring, Petaluma Post columnist Resilient Ruin captured my attention from the first sentence and kept me engaged to the last word. Laura's story teaches an important lesson: to be a hero in your own life, you must not blame the past or unfortunate circumstances; you must take responsibility for your actions and move forward to achieve your own goals. - Nancy Pogue LaTurner, Author of Voluntary Nomads and Transit of Venus Resilient Ruin is not your everyday growing up story. I couldn't tell where it would lead next. I literally couldn't put this masterful book down. It is heartbreaking, but it is also about hope-that no matter how bad things get, there's always hope, and if we look hard enough we will realize we are never truly alone. - Jennie (Shi) Marima, Author of The High Road and Rundo the Elephant






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Biography

Laura McHale Holland is an author, editor and storyteller living in Sonoma County, Calif. She is thrilled to announce that her latest book, Resilient Ruin: A memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed, will launch Nov. 1, 2016. The Kindle version is now available for pre-order at the special launch price of $.99 right here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KP5AMZ2. Laura's first book, Reversible Skirt, won a silver medal in the 2011 Readers Favorite book awards. Her flash fiction collection, The Ice Cream Vendor's Song, won honors from Readers Favorite, as well. Laura's third book, the anthology Sisters Born, Sisters Found, contains work from 76 writers representing every continent except Antarctica. It won a gold medal in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and was a finalist in Foreword Reviews' IndieFab Book Awards. Laura's stories have appeared in The Best of Every Day Fiction Three, Wisdom Has a Voice, and several Vintage Voices anthologies. She has also written features for NorthBay biz, the Noe Valley Voice, and the original San Francisco Examiner. She posts work in progress, interviews with other authors and occasional book reviews on her blog at http://lauramchaleholland.com. And she loves chocolate, always has, always will.












Author of Reversible Skirt, a double award-winning memoir
Author of the memoir Resilient Ruin: a memoir of hopes dashed and reclaimed
Author of The Ice Cream Vendor's Song, a flash fiction collection
Editor of Sisters Born, Sisters Found: A Diversity of Voices on Sisterhood
Winner in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and finalist for IndieFab Book of the Year

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