Elizabeth Wells Knihy

"Poet and essayist Lisa Wells takes us on a pilgrimage to the margins, where trailblazers and outliers imagine new ways to live and reconnect to the Earth in the face of climate change"--

A Southern girl embraces the 60?s and 70?s, only to become mentally ill when the era is over. In the end, she regains her sanity and achieves her dream of becoming a writer. Elizabeth Wells: ?If I had to say what inspired this story I would say that I have lived an uncommon life, met unforgettable characters, and done things most people wouldn?t do. The idea was to get it into a book that recorded much of my own personal history. Since the beginning of man, such inspiration is always necessary to the persons who create stories of their own. William Faulkner said, ?Listen to the voices.? I do.?

Most of us can't imagine having the time we spend with our children or loved ones cut short, but this is the reality being faced by mother of two Lisa Wells, who was diagnosed with terminal bowel and liver cancer in December 2017 at the age of 31.The Only One of Me project grew from Lisa's determination to leave a lasting legacy for her daughters and her desire to help other families rally against the difficulties of loss.Only One of Me is the product of Lisa's lifelong love of writing and a newfound friendship with award-winning children's author Michelle Robinson. The two collaborated on this tender and moving rhyming poem, with charming illustrations by Catalina Echeverri, which is both a love letter to Lisa's own daughters and a testament to the unwavering strength of parental love, a timeless message for families facing the challenges of bereavement.

There's only one Lisa Wells. In December 2017, Lisa was diagnosed with terminal bowel and liver cancer. Determined to leave a lasting legacy for her daughters and inspired by a lifelong love of writing. Lisa collaborated with award-winning children's author Michelle Robinson to create Only One of Me.This tender and moving rhyming poem, illustrated by Tim Budgen, is both a love letter to Lisa's own daughters and a testament to the unwavering strength of parental love, a timeless message for families facing the challenges of bereavement.

Mit seinen Kindern über eine todbringende Krankheit zu sprechen, ist eine der schwierigsten Herausforderungen für Eltern. Lisa Wells musste sich dieser Situation selbst stellen und hat diese berührenden aber auch Mut machenden Liebesbriefe an ihre Kinder geschrieben. Das Gefühl, die Zeit anhalten zu wollen, das Vertrauen in die Stärke der Kinder, das Verständnis für die verschiedenen Gesichter von Trauer und das Wissen, dass die Familie sich um die Kinder kümmert, wenn die Mutter nicht mehr da ist wird in jeder dieser liebevollen Zeilen gefühlvoll vermittelt. Und obwohl es ein Abschied ist, steht am Ende vor allem die Botschaft: Die Liebe ist immer da! Die Unicef-Botschafterin Katja Rieman hat zusammen mit ihrer Tochter Paula den Text sehr einfühlsam ins Deutsche übertragen