Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Letters of love, despair, sorrow -and, ultimately- hope, written to her baby girl. More than letters to a dead child, these letters form a map for anyone who has lost someone close to them.
Synopsis
On May 7, 1978 a drunk driver ran down a mother and her two children. Lo se Lavall e's life was changed forever. She and her four-year-old son were not badly hurt, but her seven-month-old daughter was severely injured. Both of lo se's legs were broken, her back was broken and a vertebra in her neck was crushed. Two months after the accident, during another long and painful surgery, oxygen was cut off to lo se's brain and she suffered severe brain damage. lo se would never walk, talk or see again. For the next twelve years lo se needed constant medical attention, numerous corrective surgeries and help in every aspect of daily life.
About the Author
Loïse Lavallée was born in Montréal and currently lives in Hull, Québec.