I really hope you are doing well. I just had to write you an email to tell you that I spent my weekend reading your book! I couldn't put it down. I read the whole book in 2 days! I needed a weekend to relax- my fiance and I just finished moving into a new house (lots of work!!). All I wanted to do this weekend was relax and read. So, I finally started and finished your book!
I don't have to tell you what an amazing story you have. But, I did want to tell you how much reading your story, inspired me! I have been looking for inspiration lately.
I related to so much of your story with respect to your work ethic. I cannot tell you how many times people have told me that all they think I do is work- I'm a work-a-holic- don't I do anything except work? The answer that I know to be true is YES, I do!!! I have just managed to learn how to do it all- work, start to build a very successful career, stay close to my family and my fiance's family, take vacations, and have a great relationship! I just don't waste time hanging out with people who criticize rather than inspire. I relate to being organized and needing help every once in a while. If those 2 things were not there, I don't think I would be where I am today.
I also related to the relationship that you and your daughter had together when she was growing up. My relationship with my mom was very similar. We are best friends now. We talk at least twice a day and we see eachother 4-5 times a week. She is my best friend. I am so greatful for her. Reading these parts of your book made me cry because I related so much to it.
I related to so many other things as well. I could go on and on, but my time has not come to write a book yet!!!
Thank you for writing your book and for telling your story so honestly. I think your grandchildren and children are very lucky to have you in their lives. I am going to buy your book for a few other friends of mine. I think you will inspire them as well. You are an amazing gift, Erica. Take Care!
Ashley L. Griffin
Private Mortgage Banker
Wells Fargo Private Mortgage Bank
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Dear Erica,
Thank you so much for your book. I started to read it and I could not put it down. I finished it yesterday and wished I had still more of it to read. It was wonderful.
Erica, you did a marvelous job in telling your story. I can’t wait to pass it on to my family & friends.
Eileen Drumm
Hi Jerry and Erica,
Today I finished Erica’s book and found it to be such an outstanding work of authorship that I could not put it down, continually reading it to its entirety – and compelling me to write to the both of you.
It is truly a masterpiece artfully constructed so that every reader can relate to some portion of the saga. Having myself been perceived as a member of a WOP immigrant family during the Great Depression, I found myself identifying with a considerable portion of the story.
Based on my understanding of what I read, Erica’s mother was the person for whom I hold the greatest respect. Not only remaining stalwart holding together a family under those most horrific of existences but additionally to be stoic takes courage beyond the ability of but a few humans, male or female.
Erica, yours has been a life of outstanding accomplishments achieved in “The Land of Opportunity,” aided by the most understanding of husbands.
Erica, you are to be most admired for having survived the most horrible event in the history of this planet and also to have conquered the most challenging of task by the sheer power of will. You hold both my respect and admiration.
Your book is most outstanding and I wish I could find other books to be so captivating and interesting, to the degree that I presume to address the author.
Never before have I attempted to offer comment to an author, and I find it most gratifying on this occasion.
Kindest personal regards, Dr. Edward Lance Ruidoso, NM
