Carry Me Away

<p><em><strong>For Carrie Destin a biracial military brat growing up around the world home is never where you left it. When she learns the injuries she sustained in a car accident will prove fatal before she reaches adulthood she faces her abbreviated life with a brash attitude and a biting sometimes morbid sense of humor racing to experience life before it ends.</strong></em></p><p><strong>> WINNER:</strong> Pinnacle Book Achievement Award - Best Fiction</p><p>I'm still marveling at what an impressive and enjoyable book this is and I'm looking forward to reading anything by Grindstaff that I can get my hands on. ...most highly recommended. ~ <strong><em>Readers' Favorite Book Reviews</em></strong></p><p>Carrie accelerates her life and sets aggressive goals: college connecting with her Japanese roots and the all-consuming desire to find her soul mate.</p><p>As she outlives the original prognosis into her early twenties Carrie's frantic desire to experience life before it ends spirals out of control leading to a physical and emotional collapse. Her grandmother's wisdom points her toward acceptance but first she must break through her walls before she can give the gift of 'til-death-do-us-part.</p><p>The ending was not what I expected and I put the book down still in tears. This is a beautiful book and I can't recommend it highly enough. Any book that has me laughing out loud one minute and in tears the next (on public transportation no less!) is a must read. ~ <strong><em>Tamra Reynolds</em></strong></p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> the unique voice and soul of a girl facing extraordinary circumstances this one struggling with the almost unthinkable at such a young age-her own mortality. Brought to you by the author of such award-winning greats as <em>Hannah's Voice</em> <em>Slade</em> <em>Turning Trixie</em> and <em>Bones of Dead Man's Bluff</em>.</p>