New Memoir Based on 40 years of Old Diaries: A Woman's Journey Toward Healing and Fulfillment; A Book for Those Who are Held Back by Fear of Failure and Old Ghosts

Abandoned by her parents when she was three years old, Linda Meikle shares the heart-breaking but courageous story and how she broke through pain and fear to reclaim her life and find her family after 40 years.

Columbus, OH (PRWEB) July 29, 2006 -- In her new memoir, Dusty Angels and Old Diaries (1-4259-0723-7, Trade paperback, 265 pp, 6x9, $15.55) Linda Meikle shares the heart-breaking but courageous story of her life and offers advice to others on how to find healing and fulfillment in their own journey.

Abandoned by her parents when she was three years old but unwilling to believe she had been forgotten, Linda Meikle uses a boxful of old diaries and journals to relive a powerful story of life on the run, tormented by old ghosts and fear of failure. An indomitable spirit and a few special friends help carry Meikle through heartbreaking teen years, the exhausting efforts to become a Licensed Practical Nurse and the struggle to keep a dying marriage alive for the sake of her two sons. She becomes an entrepreneur, elected official, musician, writer and professional photographer, but never stops searching for her parents and siblings.

Adding her own poetry, family pictures and quotes from old diaries she never thought she would open again, Meikle encourages those who are held back by fear to step forward and reclaim their life. There’s a happy ending as Linda celebrates a family reunion and finds the love of her life in an unexpected place.

Dusty Angels and Old Diaries is available through major bookstores worldwide.

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