Epub · With Love from the Inside · Angela Pisel
Angela Pisel’s poignant debut explores the complex relationship between a mother and a daughter and their uest to discover the truth and whether or not love can prevail even from behind barsGrace Bradshaw knows the exact minute she will die On death row for murdering her infant son her last breath will be taken on February 15 at 1201 am Eleven years five months and twenty seven days separate her from the last time she heard her precious daughter’s voice and the final moment she’d heard anyone call her Mom Out of appeals she can focus 25 Trying to think of how to say what I want to say The description of the book drew me in a mother on death row for killing her young son her now grown daughter leading her own life her previous life as a murderers daughter hidden All come to a head when an execution date is sent and the lawyer tracks down the daughterMy problem is that after the first third of the book some of the dialogue was too over the top too good to be true too gushy maybe Plus than we start with all the Christian underpinnings and I don't read Christian fiction because I don't like to be hit over the head with religious messages I would rather find my own And the biggest problem no where in the description does this state that this is in fact Christian fiction and it really should There are many readers who love this genre and would seek out this book Anyway a decent story for sure but one not too my reading tasteARC from Netgalley
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With Love from the InsideThat haunted her childhood When she returns to her hometown she discovers new evidence about her baby brother William’s death seventeen years ago proof that might set her mother free but shatter her marriage foreverSophie must uickly decide if her mother is the monster the prosecutor made her out to be or the loving mother she remembers the one who painted her toenails glittery pink and plastered Post it notes with inspiring uotes “100 percent failure rate if you don't try” all over Sophie’s bathroom mirror before their time runs ou Seriously I've now taken some time to collect myself I just ugly cried for about 20 minutes immediately after finishing this book I haven't cried this hard since I read Me Before You Mostly because I don't let myself read these types of books unless I go in having a semi sunny disposition Otherwise it would just drag me into the depths of despair drawing me right under the covers contemplating all the things that are wrong with this world But there is an upside When you read the lengthy synopsis I think you get a good feel as to what the story is going to be about and who the main players are What it doesn't state is that this is a love story It doesn't say that even though this life is hard there are glimmering slivers of hope It doesn't say how much you will fall in love with Grace Bradshaw and Sophie Logan The title of this novel uietly hints at what I feel is the major theme of the story that there is a duality to life And in this narrative it is inside versus outside The yin and the yangThe Inside 1 Grace Bradshaw lives inside prison walls and has been since she was sentenced to death row Grace Bradshaw mostly lives inside her head She's been able to develop many coping mechanisms to deal with the harsh realities of prison life and specifically prison life on death row There are moments where Grace practices meditation devices like recalling family memories when she's being cavity searched and she writes in a journal while she awaits execution which shows us many of the thoughts that take up residence in her head2 Her daughter Sophie Logan obviously her married name has created her own mental prison Not having confessed to the catastrophic events of the past not even to her husband she lives in agony It's almost as if she is truly living a dual life because no one knows the real her a woman who suffers who is withdrawn and a little bit dead inside Long ago for reasons I don't want to spoil she stopped visiting her mother but thoughts of her and her family necessarily creep up all the timeThe Outside 1 In one scene Grace Bradshaw looks at her reflection in the mirror and notices how much prison has aged her She's also had to live with people seeing her as something that she isn't because from the start she contends that she is innocent And there's no ignoring that even her own daughter doesn't believe she's innocent Sophie can't seem to reconcile the sweet mother of the past with the killer she hasn't visited in years2 Sophie Logan and her doctor husband look like they have the perfect life from the outside They live in the huge house in a nice neighborhood and attend balls and galas that are strictly reserved for the elite community On the outside she looks like she's got her it together putting together fundraisers and acting as a mother figure to a sick boy Max at the hospital But she is broken beyond beliefI can't believe this is Angela Pisel's debut novel The writing is absolutely beautiful She's able to convey so many emotions and actions in such a succinct manner Her descriptions of prison life are so nuanced it's evident she spent a lot of time on research And by doing so she has done this story justice For instance one of the things I found fascinating was the 1500 allowance allotted to prisoners for their last mealThis book is heartbreaking But it's so earnest and brutal that it makes for an important read The story of these two women was told in a way I've never read before and for that I'd like to thank Angela Pisel from the bottom of my heart With Love From the Inside covers important topics both when it comes to matters of the heart and shedding light on our broken justice systemI highly recommend this oneThank you to the publisher for a copy in exchange for an honest review