From loneliness to love - my book is in bookstores TOMORROW!
Dear friends,
tomorrow, my first book Let's Pretend This is Normal is officially in bookstores. I can't believe it! I have waited for this day for such a long time, it seems unbelievable that it's finally (almost) here now.
I put everything in this book: all my fears, insecurities, heartbreak, the things of my past I'm not proud of, my struggles, and the loneliness.
At the beginning of my 20s I was so very lonely. Loneliness was the theme song of my teenage years and early 20s, my constant companion. I wanted to escape from my loneliness, but I felt trapped.
Trapped by my own fears, trapped by a life that didn't feel like mine, trapped in a world both too small and too big.
What do you do if it feels like you're in the wrong life? If you're so unhappy, so alone, so lost, you can't see a way out?
You RUN.
I ran away. Despite being almost breathless with fear, despite the strong resistance of my family, despite not knowing what I was doing - I ran. I booked an open-ended flight from Germany, my home, to Canada, my dream. And that's where the story really begins ...
Let's Pretend This is Normal is a book about love and courage. Because love saved me. Loves saves us all.
But in order to find that love, I had to be brave.
Loving someone is scary. Opening up your heart is a vulnerable act: what if it doesn't work out? What if the heart gets damaged? Or broken?
But here is the thing: what if it does work out? What if you open yourself up to love, and it heals you?
At 22, I fell in love with a man who was 48. Who had 4 children. Who lived 10,000 km away from me. Whom I had only known for 3 days.
Meeting him felt like coming home. I belonged. It felt right.
We went for it against the odds. Against the advice of friends and family. Against what our heads were trying to tell us. Because our hearts knew. And we trusted them.
I wrote this book to let you know that you are not alone. That there is hope. That sometimes, we have to do things that are so scary, we want to throw up. That there is happiness to be found on the other side of fear.
I wrote this book to remind you that you are strong. Stronger than you know. And that life and love can take you to places beyond your wildest dreams - if you let them.
Thank you all so very much to be a part of my life, for sharing your stories and letting me share mine. The world is a nicer place because of you!
xoxo Miriam
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This is what readers are saying:
"I have just finished reading your book Miriam; thank you for such an inspirational, heartfelt and wonderful read. You are so brave to have opened up your life so we could be a part of it, sharing your highs and lows, your happiness and heartbreak. Every woman would gain strength from your words."
Letitia
"We all have stories to tell about not having life all figured out - but we don't share them - so we assume others have it figured out and we're the only ones struggling or questioning. You were so brave and kind and selfless to put your story out there."
Julie Lynn
“Miriam, I’ve been delaying messaging for the past 3 days because I’ve been trying to think of a way to adequately describe how much I loved your book but appropriate words don’t seem to be forthcoming. So, I seriously really, really, really loved it. I can SO relate to your story – not just the similarities to my own but the way you understand the world. It was SO refreshing to read someone’s story that I could identify with. Thank you for sharing your life and inspiring us all. P.S. I read it cover to cover in a day. Seriously - it was so good!!!”
Meghan
"Your book is fabulous! Thank you for being brave enough to share your personal life with all of its uncertainty, resistance, insecurities, challenges, and LOVE."
Tanya