We’re taught in life never to give up, but sometimes that’s easier said than done.
At Gibson’s Bookstore this Thursday, you can hear about a whole different kind of life story.
This is the story of a woman who did give up, and at the worst moment of her life planned a murder/suicide. Fortunately, that fateful June day did not go as planned.
Thunder Moon is the story of how that woman, Kathleen Rioux, came to be in that situation. Raised in a family troubled by substance abuse, Rioux spent her life being the good little daughter – stifling her feelings, walking on egg shells, always trying to avoid the next outburst, and dealing with her growing eating disorder. When she married and began a teaching career, Rioux resigned herself to an unfulfilling marriage, bouyed by the joy of raising her two daughters. Nothing could have prepared her for the hell that her life would become when she met The Predator, and she began a downward spiral that ended with her buying a handgun in a local gun shop.
Through fate, or luck, or divine intervention, Rioux received a second chance at life, and ultimately this book is not only a cautionary tale, but also a hopeful one.
She’ll be at Gibson’s on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to talk about it all. The event is free, but bring some cash to buy a book!
Gibson’s Bookstore
