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Skipping Through Life, The Reason I Am [Paperback]

Sylvia McClain (Author)
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Book Description

August 22, 2003
A memoir that interprets a life span in vignettes. Bits and pieces that make up the chronicle of a life but not neccessarily in the order lived. It is a collective narrative of one woman's journey through life, learning where she is, where she's going and why, as the author describes the delightful, the sad, and the painful aspects of becoming a complete person. Readers will easily relate to epics of love, physical abuse, and comedic episodes. Childhood memories, career development, and stories of the heart are what makes Skipping Through Life captivating reading.

Serious and humorous sagas in Skipping Through Life, from childhood antics to midlife changes, stories thta will give readers a sense of "I've been there" as they cry and laugh while thumbing through the pages.


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About the Author

Ms. McClain currently writes a weekly column, "The Warrendale Minute: Sylvia Speaks" in the Dearborn Press & Guide. She has been featured in The Writer's Digest online "Speak Out" section as well as WD's Writer' Yearbook Extra. She conducts workshops for writers in money mnanagement. She has been a guest columnist and contributing writer for the Michigan Chronicle. Ms. McClain has written feature stories published by The University of Michigan-Dearborn in the university's Lyceum.

Ms McClain holds a Bachelor of General Studies: Communications, English, and Art history degree from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and an Associates of Arts in Accounting from Wayne County community College.

Ms. McClain is single and has one child. She lives inDetroit.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: Scribal Press (August 22, 2003)
  • ISBN-10: 0974264326
  • ISBN-13: 978-0974264325
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,121,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Skipping Through Life, March 18, 2004
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Jeanette H. Girty (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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Ms. McClain opens the window of life and allows the reader to look in. She boldly takes the risk of sharing her pains in life with others. Ms. McClain also proves that a "lemon can be turned into lemonade" through her ability to rise above a chaotic family situation. This story is packed with inspiration.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful & touching...., December 6, 2003
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The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers (RAWSISTAZ.com and BlackBookReviews.net) - See all my reviews
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Though under seventy pages, SKIPPING THROUGH LIFE: THE REASON I AM by Sylvia McClain is an emotional ride that passes through the streets of happiness, despair, and understanding. In this memoir, Ms. McClain opens the gates to her past, reflective of the roads she's crossed while traveling through the journey of life. Though some parts of the book were painful, I was left with a feeling of closure and acceptance as I reflected back on my own life.

McClain expertly teaches that joy comes from within and that when we follow our dreams, accept our failures, and move on with life, we can truly begin to live.
Though short and with minor typos, this is a beautiful story that should be read by not only those on their last leg of hope, but also those who may be the crutch to them. A beautiful and touching picture of one's life...

Reviewed by Tee C. Royal
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking Back to MOve Forward, November 21, 2003
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"angelamichelle30" (Detroit, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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Accepting life on life's terms and coming through unscathed... this rings through every word of Sylvia McClain?s autobiographical collection of stories entitled Skipping Through Life: The Reason I Am.

Each story details a stage in the author?s life starting from early remembrances of her father in ?Daddy?, musings on her first boyfriend in ?First Love?, and moving on into rebuilding life as she knew it after a tragic accident in ?Before and After.? Skipping Through Life gives readers a candid peek into the real life of a real woman, highlighting each and every element that comprises her.

Although short in comparison to most books in the memoir genre, Skipping Through Life is no less a poignant and enthralling read. Ms. McClain places her heart and soul on each page, daring readers to take a look and find their own lives, or pieces of it, in her words.

Skipping Through Life: The Reason I Am is a warm and witty celebration of Sylvia's survival through the inevitable transitions life throws her way. This compilation offers stories that readers from every walk of life can relate to, filled with humour, compassion and realism.

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