ATLANTA, (October 9, 2008) - It has been said that sometimes even in death there is life. This rings true in the life of Tara Owen who was born with cystic fibrosis, yet she lived twenty-eight blessed and fulfilled years, living life to its fullest.Tara and The Place of Irish Kings chronicles the twenty-eight years journey of Tara and her courageous battle with this debilitating illness, as told by her mother, Gail Joseph Owen. Gail Owen writes the book Tara always dreamed of writing by pulling nuggets of wisdom from Tara's personal journals, diaries, and short stories.
Tara and The Place of Irish Kings will fill you with hope, love, faith, a sense of purpose in life, and will give you a reason to live your life to its fullest realizing that no one knows when their life will end. You will learn how to triumph through adversity, no matter what. Smart, beautiful, and so much to live for yet with such a short time, Tara had this to say:"Dealing with Cystic Fibrosis, I've learned not only to be ready for death, but not to fear it." Having bravely battled this illness, Tara went on to say, "I would not trade my life for anything."
Tara and The Place of Irish Kings is a beautiful story of how to overcome difficult situations and how to face death with courage and grace. While this book will tug at your heartstrings, it is not just another tear jerker. It is poignant, but not maudlin. This book contains many of the elements that make good books great. First among these is courage without neglecting laughter, humor, and a zest for life.
Gail Joseph Owen lives in Alabama. She graduated from Auburn University in Alabama. Gail owns a local real estate agency. She is the mother of two daughters. Tara and The Place of Irish Kings is the author's first published book and is the life story of her daughter, Tara who lost her battle to cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2001. After Tara's death, Gail unlocked Tara's world as she read her daughter's diaries, journals, and short stories. The book is not about Tara's death; it's about her life. It's an account of a life filled with perseverance, hope, love, and the desire to live life to its fullest-offering encouragement to triumph through adversity. Many thanks to Vanessa Davis Griggs for her help with the book.
For more information about Tara and The Place of Irish Kings, visit:www.GailJosephOwen.com or www.AuthorsDen.com/gailjowen.
Tara and The Place of Irish Kings is a beautiful story of how to overcome difficult situations and how to face death with courage and grace. While this book will tug at your heartstrings, it is not just another tear jerker. It is poignant, but not maudlin. This book contains many of the elements that make good books great. First among these is courage without neglecting laughter, humor, and a zest for life.
Gail Joseph Owen lives in Alabama. She graduated from Auburn University in Alabama. Gail owns a local real estate agency. She is the mother of two daughters. Tara and The Place of Irish Kings is the author's first published book and is the life story of her daughter, Tara who lost her battle to cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2001. After Tara's death, Gail unlocked Tara's world as she read her daughter's diaries, journals, and short stories. The book is not about Tara's death; it's about her life. It's an account of a life filled with perseverance, hope, love, and the desire to live life to its fullest-offering encouragement to triumph through adversity. Many thanks to Vanessa Davis Griggs for her help with the book.For more information about Tara and The Place of Irish Kings, visit:www.GailJosephOwen.com or www.AuthorsDen.com/gailjowen.
Tara and The Place of Irish Kings is available atwww.SunshinePublishingInc.com, www.Amazon.com,www.BarnesandNoble.com, www.Books-A-Million.com andwww.BlackCBC.com.
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