{"product_id":"astonished-a-story-of-healing-and-finding-grace-9780143124900","title":"Astonished: A Story of Healing and Finding Grace","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A narrative composed of brutal honesty, tenderness, and an aching love for God. I could not put it down.\" --Sue Monk Kidd, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Life of Bees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of her life, acclaimed memoirist Beverly Donofrio thought she'd found a safe haven in a beautiful town in Mexico--until she was awakened in her bed by a rapist. As she writes in this fierce, unflinching account: \"This was not supposed to happen. I was supposed to have escaped: I had hot flashes and liver spots and was in the final stretch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere Donofrio wrestles with anger toward her attacker and toward life, yet realizes her despair is not unlike that of other friends who are struggling with grave illnesses, loss of jobs, deaths of loved ones. Hoping to heal from trauma, Donofrio turns to prayer while journeying to five very different monasteries. A testimony to how anyone who is broken can move away from fear and anger toward grace, \u003ci\u003eAstonished\u003c\/i\u003e will not only be read and shared by fans of Donofrio's previous books, but also by anyone who hopes to be inspired by Donofrio's strength and her search for faith, healing, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeverly Donofrio \u003c\/b\u003elived for four years as a lay Carmelite at Nada Hermitage in Colorado, where she began this book. The acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eRiding in Cars with Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLooking for Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, she teaches for the MFA program at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276774539538,"sku":"9780143124900","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ef280580-e3ad-4b9f-a985-f200b7634c7d.jpg?v=1747138280","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/astonished-a-story-of-healing-and-finding-grace-9780143124900","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}