When We Were Five : The Diary of an American Family - Derek Gray

When We Were Five

The Diary of an American Family

By: Derek Gray

Hardcover | 6 December 2016

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When We Were Five features a unique perspective on the harsh realities of repeated untimely deaths in a family, and the never ending perseverance of life. It is the story of one mans quest to break free from three straight generations of heart disease, and become the first male in his family to reach the age of fifty. It is an emotional roller coaster as the reader watches the heart disease baton get inevitably passed down to the next male Gray in line, hoping and praying that someone will beat this dreaded monster.

Industry Reviews
Derek Gray weaves a brutally honest, deeply personal tale of family, love, loss, survival, endurance, determination, triumph and, above all, "heart" (in more ways than one). Emotionally charged, yet filled with warmth and humor, When We Were Five tells the story of one mans quest to hold his family together in the face of sudden - and cruelly repeated - tragedy, and still remain optimistic and life-affirming in the face of seemingly impossible odds.

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