Groundwaters Publishing, LLC

Our Newest Published Author!!

November 9, 2009 on 5:20 pm | In Staff News | No Comments

The Groundwaters staff is extremely excited and honored to have in our midst a newly published author… Jennifer Chambers. Jen’s long-awaited novel, Learning Life Again, is based on her own experiences with traumatic brain injury and is now available at both http://www.Amazon.com and http://www.Barnesandnoble.com.

Here’s a summary of Learning Life Again…

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Learning Life Again is the journey of two women towards health, success, and fulfillment. Maggie McLeod, 28, recovered from a teenage traumatic brain injury, is out of money and out of options. She just got fired, and had been barely making it on the dregs of the settlement from the car accident that injured her and killed her parents. With no money, she’s forced to go back to Oregon to face a bequest from a father she doesn’t remember and a request to mentor a brain injured girl from the doctor she owes her life to.

Sarah, 17, is in the hospital facing an uncertain recovery. A foster child in the throes of rebellion, Sarah desperately wants someone to understand what it’s like to strive to be a person whom you don’t remember you were. Sarah is alone, awkward, and full of angst.
Maggie can give a lot to Sarah, if she can overcome her fear of being seen as wounded. Going back to the hospital means facing versions of her previous self, something she’s tried very hard to ignore since she got out of town as soon as she could after her own accident. She is terrified of doctors; but really, she’s afraid going back will make her face her own guilt over recovering so well.

Once she’s accepted the challenges of Sarah and starting a new business, Maggie deals with another facet of brain function. Her best childhood friend descends into bipolar disease and institutionalizes herself. She also attempts a real romantic relationship, something that has been disastrous for her in the past because she has been gullible, though she sees it as weak.

Through the story, Maggie learns to trust and to be loved for who she is. Sarah learns to be confident that her choices can determine what happens to her despite her disability. Learning Life Again explores the fascinating way people adapt to challenges and how we can learn to heal.

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The editors of Groundwaters magazine hope that you will support Jen’s first literary effort and order some copies for gift-giving!!