Out of the Dark: A Memoir - Softcover

Elliott, Marian

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798894435985

Publisher: Cirque Press, 2024

Synopsis

One Woman. One Dog. One Journey Through Grief Toward Hope.

When Marian Elliott’s only son dies suddenly at nineteen, her world collapses. With her marriage unraveling and her daughters leaving home, she faces a house echoing with silence and a heart filled with unbearable loss.

Desperate to survive the pain, she sets out in her aging Ford pickup—her son’s dog, Gulliver, as her sole companion—on an 8,000-mile journey from Long Island to Alaska. What begins as an escape soon becomes a pilgrimage through grief, solitude, and the wild beauty of North America.

Through endless miles and changing landscapes, Elliott confronts her sorrow and begins to rediscover the fragile pulse of life and love within herself. Her odyssey is not just about survival—it’s about transformation, courage, and the enduring bond between a mother and her child.

Out of the Dark is a redemptive road-trip memoir that speaks to anyone who has faced unimaginable loss and wondered how to begin again.

Experience this moving true story of grief, healing, and the power of love to guide us home.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Cirque Press
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798894435985
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Burwell Michael, Kleven Sandra