Picking up the Pieces

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Picking Up the Pieces is the moving story of one woman's challenge to adopt the United States as her new home.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>She follows her future husband whom she met on an idyllic island in her native Croatia to California where new and exciting opportunities are now open to her and her sons. A chance for her to teach in another country is now also her cherished reality. Then it all suddenly disintegrates before her eyes. Cracks begin to show in her marriage and before she realizes it navigating life within a new country she barely knows becomes fraught with challenges. Even more terrifying for her is the discovery that her sons could be deported at a moment's notice!</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>As she pivots from the emotional rollercoaster of feeling lost and moves to feeling found and then hopeful the author leads the reader through an emotional journey that encourages them to root for her and her young sons' welfare! Based on the real-life experiences of its author Picking up the Pieces navigates the emotionally challenging and at times treacherous waters of human relationships and takes the reader on an internal glimpse of sometimes frightening indifferent harbors of government bureaucracy and the controversial aspect of illegal immigration. Julija Šuput delivers a voice of unison and support for immigrant families to the United States - especially related to those who are documented but also those who are not. She delivers a unified voice to those who fear they may have no recourse but to remain silent.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Picking Up the Pieces brings to light the love dedication and dreams of one dedicated mother for her family's safety overriding her own health and personal safety!</span></p>