Just over three years ago, Richard Carlson, author of the Don't Sweat the Small Stuff series, died suddenly at age 45. In Heartbroken Open, which will be published April 6, his wife, Kristine Carlson, tells of their idyllic life before his death--and the difficult and rewarding path since then. Once defining herself as a wife and mother, Carlson has rebuilt herself. While this was not a way she would have wanted to become much more than the person she was, she learned much and offers hope to everyone who has lost a loved one.
On your nightstand now:
Brida by Paulo Coelho; A Symphony in the Brain by Jim Robbins; Chocolate for a Woman's Blessings by Kay Allenbaugh; The Power of Now and A New Earth by Eckhart Toll; The Language of Letting Go by Melodie Beattie; Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You Drop Your Drawers by Maryanne Comaroto; The Gift: Poems by Hafiz; and What About the Big Stuff? by Richard Carlson.
Favorite book when you were a child:
The Magic Friendmaker and Harry the Dog.
Your top five authors:
Richard Carlson, Eckhart Tolle, Pema Chodron, Melodie Beattie, Paulo Coelho.
Book you've faked reading:
Homer's Iliad and The Odyssey.
Book you're an evangelist for:
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
Book you've bought for the cover:
Sinfully Delicious: A Dessert Cookbook.
Book that changed your life:
The Game of Life by Florence Scovel Shinn.
Favorite line from a book:
"It's how you play the hand not the hand you've been dealt."--Randy Pausch in The Last Lecture.
Book you most want to read again for the first time:
Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach.