Book Review and Giveaway; I'll See You Again by Jackie Hance

Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this book, free of charge, from the author,via Bostick Communications, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or in kind, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it

Synopsis: Until the horrific car accident on New York State’s Taconic Parkway that took the lives of her three beloved young daughters, Jackie Hance was an ordinary Long Island mom, fulfilled by the joyful chaos of a household bustling with life and chatter and love. After the tragedy, she was “The Taconic Mom,” whose unimaginable loss embodied every parent’s worst nightmare. Suddenly, her life-long Catholic faith no longer explained the world. Her marriage to her husband, Warren, was ravaged by wrenching grief and recrimination. And her mind, unable to cope with the unfathomable, reinvented reality each night, so she awoke each morning having forgotten the heartbreaking facts: that Emma, age 8; Alyson, age 7; and Katie, age 5, were gone forever. They were killed in a minivan driven by their aunt, Jackie’s sister-in-law, Diane Schuler, while returning from a camping weekend on a sunny July morning.

I’ll See You Again chronicles the day Jackie received the traumatizing phone call that defied all understanding, and the numbed and torturous events that followed—including the devastating medical findings that shattered Jackie to the core and shocked America. But this profoundly honest account is also the story of how a tight-knit community rallied around the Hances, providing the courage and strength for them to move forward. It’s a story of forgiveness, hope, and rebirth, as Jackie and Warren struggle to rediscover the possibility of joy by welcoming their fourth daughter, Kasey Rose Hance.


Review: This book is raw and as some reviewers said 'a painful read'. To be honest, I could NOT get through the whole book. There are times when we need to confront our worse fears and draw strength from them, or from the examples of how others faced and got through such painful events. And then there are times when we 'read too much' as my mother likes to say, and we forget that sometimes you just have to live the experience, trust on God's direction for you and your family, know that you will see your loved ones again, and move on. Sometimes you have to let go in order to move on. No one can say how we should experience grief- the same experience can affect 2 different people in varied ways. While the book is full of hope (for the Hance's their hope and light to get past this tragic event, was the birth of their daughter Kasey) and how their community came together for them, it was joyous, and worth reading. .

Many will be able to get through this whole book and find it helps them with their grief, so I'll be sharing it with my BTHM readers.

About the Authors:
Jackie Hance lives with her family in New York. For more information about The Hance Family Foundation, visit Blog.HanceFamilyFoundation.com.

Janice Kaplan was the editor-in-chief of Parade magazine and an award-winning television producer. She is also the bestselling coauthor of novels, including The Botox Diaries, and author of the popular Lacey Fields mysteries. She lives in New York City and Kent, Connecticut. Visit JaniceKaplan.com. 


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