Melissa Grahek Pierce clearly remembers the morning everything changed for her and her family. It was a snowy Saturday when she discovered her husband dead in their mountainside home.
As Melissa began to process her deep grief, she knew that she simply couldn't fall to pieces. She had two sons to take care of, and they needed her support more than ever. In this inspirational memoir, Melissa details the challenges of transitioning to single motherhood.
Several years earlier, Melissa and her husband had adopted their two sons and left Portland, Oregon, seeking a quieter life. As Melissa began struggling with her bereavement, the isolation of her remote community made things even more difficult. The couple had planned to raise their family in the country, but that was one future that would never come to pass.
Melissa invites you into the toughest time in her life as she struggled to make decisions that would bring her the support she needed and give her sons the stable environment they craved. Her new book, Filled With Gold, was written with the help of Christine Fadden. It will be a welcome read for any parent struggling with bereavement and the challenges of moving forward.
About the Author: Melissa Grahek Pierce went through a tremendous trial when she lost her husband. Now, she helps other widows cope with their own losses and move forward. She enjoys her roles as a wife, mother, sister, life coach, and friend. Melissa currently calls Portland, Oregon, home.
Christine Fadden helped Melissa put her thoughts and feelings down on the page. Fadden graduated from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers. She has been published in the Museum of Americana, More Than Sports Talk, Germ Magazine, the American Literary Review, and Hobart magazine. She won the 2014 Tennessee Williams Fiction Prize and was a finalist for the Cobalt Review 2016 Earl Weaver Baseball Writing Prize.
