From the Flood: A Memoir
by Suzanne Jones
GENRE: Memoir
PUBLICATION DATE: 06/07/2022
DESCRIPTION:
The multi-award-winning true story of a devastating flood that destroys six-year-old Suzie Jones’s house and calls into question everything she thought she knew about home, family, and God.
It’s the summer of 1972, when six-year-old Suzie Jones and her siblings are whisked away from their home in the middle of the night, never to return again. Hurricane Agnes has triggered a devastating flood that destroys the family home and business. Suzie and her family are then set on an exhausting yet exhilarating four-year journey to build back their lives.
Suzie bounces from one quirky family member to the next before she and her family
settle into a government-provided trailer for the next two years. When Suzie and her family meet a community of kids and their free-thinking parents living in the other trailers, their lives are changed forever.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Suzanne Jones is an expert in the field of trauma recovery through somatic methods. She has presented workshops and talks at Omega Institute, Kripalu, mental and behavioral health facilities in the greater Boston area, and national conferences. She has been profiled on CNN and in Yoga Journal, the New YorkTimes, Shape, and Whole Living. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Sue has supported hundreds of women through her online trauma recovery program (TIMBo). Her first book, There Is Nothing to Fix, received international acclaim and won several awards. From the Flood is her second book and is a retelling of the events of Hurricane Agnes that her and her family lived through.
REVIEWS:
"Trauma recovery specialist Jones (There Is Nothing To Fix) shines in this first-rate memoir chronicling a life defined by a hurricane. With sparkling prose and a fine eye for detail, Jones easily pulls readers into her engaging narrative. Readers who love coming-of-age stories will devour Jones’s moving and well-paced Memoir."—Publisher's Weekly
"From the Flood is a story of triumph over incredible situations, the importance of friendship and family, and the resolve of parents to not only piece their children’s lives back together after a tragedy but to go above and beyond, at all costs, to provide for their loved ones."—American Writing Awards
"This remarkable true story reads like a fast-paced novel with funny and loveable characters. Gritty, honest, revelatory about the roles (and rights) of women, soulful, hopeful, and smart—this is a wonderful, special book." —Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence
COMPARATIVE FILM/BOOK:
Stand by Me
CASTING:
Mom played by Amy Adams, Dad played by Andrew Garfield, Rosalie played by Jennifer Lawrence or Emma Stone
PRIMARY VENUES/LOCATIONS WITHIN THE BOOK:
Various locations around Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and the Susquehanna River Valley
BOOK EXCERPT:
Download an Excerpt
Enter your name and email address to download an excerpt of this book.