Library Love Fest is over the moon about this book, Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle, on sale today! This life-affirming story, which garnered hundreds of thousands of fans when it was first documented on Facebook, tells the journey of one very special 90-year-old who, in the face of terminal cancer, decided to say "YES" to living. Read below why our own Virginia Stanley loves this book so much and also check out the book trailer! You can read an excerpt of the book here.
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I'm a huge fan of this book. At age 90, newly widowed Norma Bauerschmidt was diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer. Her choices: chemo and radiation and living the rest of her life in a facility or refuse medical treatment and explore the United States in an RV with her son, daughter-in-law and a standard poodle named Ringo.
Norma opted to hit the road. This is her story.
If you want to meet a courageous, spirited and unforgettable woman who stared death in the face and chose instead to embrace life, read Driving Miss Norma. I promise you'll never forget her.
-Virginia
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Thanks, Virginia! To celebrate, we will send a copy of the book to the first FIVE people to email us at librarylovefest@harpercollins.com. For more details about this wonderful book, click here.
-The LLF Team