Kathy Dow Discovers

SixtyFive Roses

If you’ve got a reader in your life, then there’s nothing like giving a great book as a gift. Last month I went to the Good Causes and Celebrity Connections Media Expo in New York City and there I met the author of a recently released book entitled SixtyFive Roses.

Because I’m an author too (www.lowdowndirtyspot.com) I always like to stop and get a review of any new book just out on the market. (Uh, yes, that was a shameless plug for my book, Low-Down Dirty Words, in case you’re in the market for a children’s book. It’s subject matter is timeless: reminding us to be kind to one another.)

SixtyFive Roses, written by Heather SummerHayes Cariou is a memoir of Cariou’s life with her younger sister who was stricken by Cystic Fibrosis (a mispronunciation of those intimidating words led to the title of this book). I’ll just tell you this much, it’s a touching tale of love and admiration between sisters. Get ready for a tear jerker.

I had a chance to speak to the author about the book and what it means to her to have a chance to tell the story of her family’s struggle with the disease that eventually took the life of her baby sister. She was estactic to have the opportunity to share her story. This is a revealing love story. Pick it up for someone that might be affected by this disease or someone who is struggling with sadness because a loved one is stricken.

Perhaps you might just want to buy the book and give it to the compassionate reader in your family. It’s really a good read. (If I had Oprah’s Midas touch this would become a best seller immediately, but for right now Cariou will have to settle for help from KathyDowDiscovers.)