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DESCRIPTION:
The mysteries of life and faith underlie this true story of a family losing its youngest member to cancer. As bewildering is the child’s extraordinary perception and her character, which take on shining power as her body loses strength.
The book includes Kelly’s diary entries, her Christian family’s efforts to live as normally as possible, and, through it all, her mother’s persistent hope, faith, and love. Vividly written.
Excerpted in Guideposts.
“Living with a child who is expected to die is some of the sweetest and cruelest living there is.
“Invisibly a barrier forms between you, and no matter how long or how tightly you hold her, or how deeply you look into her eyes, you haven’t really reached her. And so while part of you wants to quickly end this unbearably torturous interim, another part keeps longing to hold her again, to apprehend with eyes and heart for all of time, to pin her down, bring her safely to your side, keep enough of her before the looming, incomprehensible departure.
“There is little solace.” --Alisa Bair in A Table for Two
REVIEWS:
“A
Table for Two is a more than a biographical testament to the human spirit; it is
also a deep source of inspiration and comfort for any parent, any family that must
experience the pain of loss that is unique with the death of a beloved child. Highly
recommended.” — The Midwest Book Review
“Here is a tender, sad story of a family facing the death of the youngest member,
written by the mother Alisa Bair.
“It is heartwarming to read of the closeness and love
shown to each other in this family (Kelly’s two older sisters were 10 and 13 at the
time) and their ability to openly express their feelings as they face this crisis. Some of
Kelly’s journal entries are included and her last letter to Jesus is especially
poignant.” — Provident BookFinder ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Alisa Bair is a musician and published composer.
Trained in music therapy and music education at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, Alisa is currently minister of music and worship at her church. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two daughters.
Her writings have been published in Guideposts. |
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