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Book Description
As the war in Vietnam stutters to a close, a heavily pregnant Faith flees America for a new life in England. Leaving behind everything she knew, including the mystery of what happened to the father of her unborn child after he went missing behind enemy lines. Three decades on and her son, thirty-something slacker Dan, knows he's wasting his life in pubs, nightclubs, and his dead-end job. That all changes, though, when a man with storied eyes and an old army jacket introduces himself as the father Dan never had a chance to know.
But is Jacob, a battered and broken war veteran, really who he claims to be? As Jacob's true purpose in seeking him out becomes clear, Dan comes to understand that his life is very far from meaningless - and that the choices he makes might have deadly and irredeemable consequences.
Readers who enjoy genre-bending books that play with themes of reality and identity will love The Heart Ladder!
Guest Post
Sibby Spencer is a poet, Reiki Master, co-host of the Whispers of the Soul podcast and author of the novel, The Heart Ladder. She is founder of Healing Reads – a spiritual book club, reviews books for BBC Radio Derby and runs her own online creativity course, Channelling Your Creative Spirit.
The Way of Non-Attachment
At the beginning of last year, I experienced a flurry of excitement when due to a promotion, my novel, The Heart Ladder, went to number one in the free Amazon charts in the UK, the US, Australia and Canada. Just the thought that thousands of people across the world were potentially reading my book was amazing - and not a little surreal.
With the increased readership came a flurry of reviews. Having received several with 5 stars early on in the process maybe I was feeling a little bit cocky, because I started to check out my book on Amazon every now and then. So it was a bit of a blow to read a spate of really scathing reviews one day, at a time I really wasn't feeling up to dealing with such criticism! However, after the initial shock and bruised ego, I decided there must be an opportunity to learn from this experience.
I'm sure you have heard of the Buddhist principle of non-attachment. According to Buddha, the problem with attachment is more about things being attached to you, because once you have decided to focus your attention on something over and over, whether it be an obsessive love, menthol cigarettes, chocolate, buying new trainers or reading your book reviews, it attaches itself to you and keeps you fixed to the physical world. If you imagine that you are meant to soar; such attachments bind your wings. The more attachments you have, the tighter the binding and the less able you are to reach your fullest heights.
Even if we don't realise it consciously, for many people happiness is bound up in what others think of us. Even the most free-spirited of folk can find it still smarts a little to be criticised, even if it's by people who don't figure large in our worlds - or someone we don't know, like an angry reader! This particularly resonates for writers, artists, or performers or creators of any kind, because each time we create and put something out into the public domain, we leave ourselves vulnerable to criticism and sometimes very strong reactions which we may not have anticipated. And yet, it also teaches us bravery – not to censor or limit our creativity for fear of negative feedback. In truth, that is something we can never control, and as someone wiser than me once said: it's none of our business what other people think anyway.
If we can train ourselves to practice non-attachment, then we remove expectations and minimise our own negative reactions. We relieve others of their power to hurt us or disappoint us, and that makes everyone's life lighter. There is no need to carry that burden of responsibility anymore and we are free to live, love and create untethered, letting our wings soar as they were always meant to.
Find out more about Sibby here:
Author Bio –
Sibby Spencer is an author, poet, podcaster and regular book reviewer for BBC Radio Derby. She enjoys playing around with the themes of reality and possibility, and creating characters who are very human in their flaws - yet capable of revelation and redemption. She loves getting lost in a good novel, swimming in the sea, learning new things and dancing in her kitchen. She lives in Derbyshire with her husband and two children.
Social Media Links –
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SibbySpencer
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Purchase Links
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08YFL166K
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08YFL166K
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