Description: What happens when you have life on a string and then everything changes? The author tells the story of life with her daughter, Katherine, who developed Rett Syndrome without warning. This is the story of a soul-searching journey through grief, loss, hope, anger, and despair to a place of unconditional love.
Review Quotes: "Susan Zimmermann's deeply moving book will touch all people, not only parents. Her courage, her joy, and her hope reach through her tragedy and offer us all a way of life that is creative, no matter what the circumstances."--Madeleine L'Engle, Newbery Award-winning author
"Susan Zimmermann portrays, with honesty, passion, and wisdom, a chapter of her life that is both deeply terrifying and wholly inspiring. It is a story of loss and gain, pain and joy, and--above all--profound truth. It is a story with the power to change your life."--T. A. Barron, author of Heartlight, The Ancient One, and The Lost Years of Merlin series "Susan's story--and Kat's--is a profound gift. Susan reminds us that it isn't what happens to us that determines our life, but how we respond to it."--Marilyn Van Derbur, author of Miss America By Day