Dec15

when things go missing.

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Deborah J. Brasket’s moving novel When Things Go Missing, may cause you to reflect on your life in ways that you didn’t expect, as you follow her characters in this very human tale of a family. 

Throughout the book, each family member will be challenged to take stock of their own lives in response to an unexpected change in their family dynamic when their always reliable mother chooses to disappear. While they all love each other, they do have very real issues, and there are times when it’s best to let people resolve things on their own, yet only the people involved can make that decision. 

As a parent, a sibling, a child, a friend, perhaps we’ve all had those moments when we’ve felt the push/pull of wanting to take a break from it all, but how many of us would do it, and what would happen to those we would have to leave behind, even though we love them dearly, while also loving ourselves? Are we helping, are we hurting, by staying or leaving? What happens next?

This book tells this family’s story with compassion, love, humor, and caring, and shows you how people can find a way to find a way, with love and a strong will. I highly recommend it. 

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‘some things are best mended by a break.’

– edith wharton

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In ‘real life’ Deborah is a very interesting person –

She spent six years sailing around the world with her husband and children before returning to California where she earned her MA in English. She taught literature courses to college students, organized a union for adjunct instructors, and fought for affordable housing as the leader of a nonprofit in Santa Barbara County.

Now she lives with her husband among the rolling hills and vineyards of California’s central coast where she writes the kinds of novels she loves to read. “When Things Go Missing” is her debut novel.

She writes about art, literature, and the creative process on her author website/blog at “Deborah J. Brasket, Author – Writing from the Edge of the Wild,” where she also shares her poetry and short stories.

“When Things Go Missing” is available for sale in the following places:

Amazon,  Amazon UK, Amazon AUS, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, along with all major retailers

Deborah’s blog can be found here: deborahjbasket.com

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  11. i wouldn’t call ‘mother going amiss’ “things go missing” – that sound a bit trivial. but I’ve seen many films about those dramas in families and i’ve often found myself wanting to go amiss during high times of stress levels…. i never did though – and a great title to keep in the back of my mind!

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    • Thanks, Kiki. One of the reasons I wrote the book was after talking to other mothers who said they too had times when they wish they could disappear and leave whatever family trouble they were having behind. But we never do because we love our families to much, and how would they get along without us!! So I wondered, what if a mother like that DID leave? Would her family fall apart? And as I was writing, the characters answered that question for me.

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  13. Thank you so much for this lovely review of my novel, Beth! I’m so happy you enjoyed reading it. I’m touched that you would share it here with your readers. I’ve been so heartened by the whole blogging community that you are part of and that supports Indie authors. I truly do feel nurtured. Hugs to you and all.

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  22. That sounds like an interesting book. When people have a hard time, how much should you help them and for how long? Ultimately people need to learn how to manage their own life and responsibilities. Your wrote a great and very helpful review.

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