Never Alone - Iris Fisher Smith

 

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Fall is coming upon us soon and it makes me think of family, friends, hot tea and cocoa, and time together.  So this week I'd like to present Iris Fisher Smith's non-fiction work "Never Alone"...her story of the importance of family and friends in her life. 

My question to our visitors: Would you have the courage to write a memoir and include details you might consider too sensitive to reveal-- if you thought it would benefit others?

Publisher : Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. (August 21, 2020)

(Format: Kindle Edition)

Iris Fisher Smith's stories of family, friends and health will show the importance of sticking together with those you love. She had an Italian Grandmother who, in her teens, idolized Bonnie and Clyde; a father who was friends with Leonard Nimoy; a mother who attended school with the Boston Strangler and more. This family provides a rich history that shaped the author's life and personality. When Life becomes challenging, this is the time we need each other the most. It is important to laugh and play together and enjoy each other’s company.

About the Author:

Iris Fisher Smith grew up in Boston in an Italian/Jewish Russian culture. She comes from a large family. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends doing special activities. She enjoys music and writing. Smith has been strengthened by God's grace throughout the many challenges she has faced with her health. Leaning on God and close friends and family members has made all the difference. She is also known as a woman of prayer and faith by her friends and family.

Author: Iris Fisher Smith

A few words from Iris about the importance of writing this book...

            I started the process of writing this book three years ago, because I had moved to Washington State from Boston to be near my son and daughter-in-law and their new baby. 

            Why did I write the book? 

            Well, because I missed the family I once knew, and the friendships I had left behind.  I wrote the book to emphasize the importance of friendships and family and sticking together. Because we face both hard times and good times in life, it's important to have those relationships so that in the midst we are not alone.

            Having another hand to hold is so comforting when you are at your lowest point.  I use the scripture from Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12 in the Bible, where it talks about “Two are better than one, for if one falls, the other one picks the other one up.  And pity the man who is alone”.  In the book I talk about world history revolving around my own, and I share favorite Italian dishes that I learned to cook with my Italian grandmother. 

            The book is both humorous and profoundly serious at times... Never Alone means even when no one else is around--God who will always be there.  

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