Find Your Joy and Run With It
By Rosie Mankes
From Loss and Despair to Flying High!
A Beautiful and Inspiring True Story.
Sometimes, when it rains, it pours. But the sun always comes out eventually.
In this inspiring memoir, Rosie Mankes goes back to a year in her life where trauma, pain and loss came pouring down and never seemed to stop. While battling cancer and undergoing a double mastectomy, Rosie faced a difficult reckoning when her mother’s dementia worsened to the point where she had to be immediately transitioned into an assisted living facility. But the storm intensified, and soon she learned of her brother’s unexpected passing in a senseless accident.
When we become drowned in despair, it can be hard to find the silver lining. In this intelligent, heartbreaking, yet heartwarming story, Rosie’s unwavering spirit inspires you to fall in love with hope again. Wry, wise, raw and emotionally relatable, this wholly original memoir delivers insight into how one person can transform tragedy into love and happiness.
In spite of all this adversity, Rosie still manages to make us laugh. Her lust for life shines through in the darkest moments as she shares the unique techniques she used to rise above and make it through. This incredible read, equal parts funny and inspiring, is impossible to put down.
“You will laugh, you will cry, and you will know that because of her honesty, her strength and her courage, she will help us all fight through things we could have never imagined happening to us. Thank you, Rosie.”
—DAN ANGEL, Multiple Emmy, Peabody and WGA Award winning writer and producer
What independent reviewers had to say:
★★★★★ "Loved, Loved, Loved this book! I laughed and I cried with every turn of the page."
★★★★★ ”Bravo! Bravo! Her honesty along with her humor helps others recognize that even in the darkest of days, we still have the ability to find our joy.”
★★★★★ "This is a riveting, feel good book about overcoming adversity. I laughed, I cried, and I couldn’t put it down! Wow! Such an inspiration!"