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Described from a generation before to current, this author has scratched out a story from pain into a work of art. An artist in both paint and words, this true story captures the essence of a tragic life and the beauty that lies beneath the surface. His words paint a picture of a hardship and a suffering that only few could imagine. This emotional story is an abstraction of language that parallels a life that just will not give up. Norma Jean's Sun is a story about differences and the tragedies that life presents a person who is visibly different from the rest. Available in December 2009, the Second Edition revised editor's copy will be available. Beginning immediately, I have reached an agreement with a world known author, advisor and editor to assist in the revised second edition. Please be sure to check back often for update and status.

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  • Paperback: 290 pages
  • Publisher: Kris Courtney; 1ST edition (April 15, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0578020599
  • ISBN-13: 978-0578020594
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,967,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Available in December 2009, the Second Edition revised editor's copy will be available. Beginning immediately, I have reached an agreement with a world known author, advisor and editor to assist in the revised second edition. Please be sure to check back often for update and status.

To those of you who have received a complimentary book or purchased, congratulations and bless you. At the time of this posting, there are only approx. 200 books available in the Rare and not to be reproduced signed First Edition. I am so glad those of you who have been kind in your words and reviews, have encouraged my next journey. I am sure your reading will only improve from the Second Edition. I am anxious and thankful.

Until such time, the Limited First Edition will remain on sale and available. Thank you for your continued support...
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Memoir of Difference, April 30, 2009
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Your candle burned-out long before
Your legend ever did.

Those simple words from Elton John's famous song, "Candle in the Wind", could easily apply to the lives of many people. To Kris Allen Courtney, these words touched his own heart at a time when he mourned the death of his mother, Norma Jean. A beautiful woman in her youth, Norma Jean met the challenges of life with grace and dignity and perseverance. She did not give up when her first and only child was born severely crippled. She wept when the doctors put her newborn baby into a body cast in an attempt to straighten his spine and his limbs. Through the countless surgeries during his grow-up years to correct his hands, arms, legs, feet, Norma Jean would declare with great insistence: "Fight, Kris, fight." One defeat after another did not set her back until, in the end, the fight was her own, a battle against cancer that she could not beat.

Norma Jean's Sun is Kris Courtney's tribute to a mother that sacrificed everything for her severely crippled son. Courtney is an artist in both paint and words. In his touching memoir, he captures the essence of a tragic life and the beauty that lies beneath the surface. His words paint a picture of a hardship and a suffering that only few could imagine. Using a painter's brush, Courtney scratches out his emotional story in an abstraction of language that parallels a life that just will not give up. As his mother told him many times, this remarkably talented man continues to "Fight".

Norma Jean's Sun is a story about differences and the tragedies that life presents a person who is visibly different from the rest.

Norma Jean's Sun is recommended by: Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Allbooks Reviews
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hope, May 16, 2009
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I really enjoyed this Norma Jean's Sunbook. It is amazing to me the trials and the hardships that the author had to endure in his life. Throughout the book I got the message that hope was just around the corner for him. At times I was afraid that the author was going to completely give up on himself and the world, but in the end he always remembered the saying that his mother had ingrained in his heart and his mind. Suffering from depression is not a happy road to travel but it was nice to know that that the author had a spiritual side to his life that most of the time he could cling to. I would very highly recommend this book for anyone to read.
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