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The Only Life There Is

Name: The Only Life There Is
Author: Hooley, Maria Rachel
ISBN: 9781448672820

by Hooley, Maria Rachel

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Overview

All Sarah and Evan Davis have wanted was a child, but after two dangerous miscarriages, they face a childless future. Sarah gets pregnant, and Evan fears the pregnancy will kill her. Instead she gives birth to Kade, an autistic child. They struggle with never having a normal life until Kade drowns, leaving Evan and Sarah to face a normal life once again, but that life is broken and scarred.

Synopsis

All Sarah and Evan Davis ever wanted was a child, but after two dangerous miscarriages, they face an unbearable-and uncertain-future. Evan tries to console her, but Sarah refuses to be swayed. Against doctor's advice, Sarah allows herself to get pregnant, and this time gives birth to a beautiful boy, Kade. At long last, both Sarah and Evan believe their lives are complete, at least until their son is diagnosed with autism, something neither of them expected-a change that leads to an even harsher reality: sometimes love, no matter how hard, must be enough.

About the Author, Hooley, Maria Rachel

Maria Rachel Hooley has been featured in numerous publications such as Green Hills Literary Lantern, Westview, and Kimera. She has written thirty novels in numerous genres. Her first chapbook of poetry, A Different Song, was published by Rose Rock Press in 1999. She is a high school teacher and lives in Oklahoma with husband and three children. She is an advocate for autism education, and her youngetst child is on the autism spectrum.

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Editorials

Cynthia Hagans

Autism Consultant for Lawton Public Schools

This novel gave a realistic portray of the struggles that parents face with autism and their autistic child. It showed the slow acceptance of the fact that their child had a disorder. It also showed how a family goes through everyday life with a child who has autism, the struggles with the child, and with their marriage.