(In Bali!)
Greetings from Bali! We have a lot to celebrate: the girls’ holiday from school, my “second birthday” (which was last week: the 7th anniversary of my heart surgeries), and one month since the official publication day for Beautiful Affliction! In addition, it is Islamic New Year in Indonesia, which means that everything lined up so that we could book a vacation in Bali this week! Woo-hoo!
These past weeks have been pretty hectic, and I am so happy my husband realized I needed some ocean air in my face and golden sand under my feet⊠It was so sweet of him to pull me away from the buzz of Jakarta (aka the noise from the construction site behind our house!) to this wonderful island where you just have to relax and listen to the soothing music of the waves breaking against the coral reef.
Look at that! Even Beautiful Affliction is relaxing on the beach, and it is well deserved I have to say! Well done, little book, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell my story, for helping me find the words to tell it, and for carrying it out into the world with your fragile paper heart mended by needles. You deserve a fresh coconut drink and to look up at the blue sky peering through the shadows of the branches.
And thank you dear blog readers for coming with me on this crazy journey of publishing my debut book! I appreciate it more than I can say and I just want to give each one of you a big hug!
A special greeting this week also to the book club members in Philadelphia who have read Beautiful Affliction as their October book and will meet today to discuss it! Thank you for choosing my book, and I wish I could be there to listen to your discussion! đ
With love,
Lene
PS. If you have read Beautiful Affliction and liked it, I would be tremendously happy if you would consider leaving a review or a rating on Amazon and/or Goodreads. It would mean a lot to me. Thank you.
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En sprakande höstglöds-hÀlsning frÄn Sverige till er.Det Àr er vÀl unt att njuta till fullo!
TvÄ av mina vÀnner kom igÄr o entusiastisk berÀttade om sina intryck av Beautiful Affliction. Och om hur mycket de tyckte om bÄde sprÄket o det spÀnnande innehÄllet. SÄ roligt att fÄ dela andras glÀdje.
Kram
Tack, har sett bilder pÄ den vackra hösten i Sverige! Underbart med Ärstider, det saknar man nÀr de enda Ärstiderna Àr regn eller torka⊠Vad roligt att dina vÀnner lÀst Beautiful Affliction! Och jÀtteroligt att de tyckte om den, vad glad jag blir! Tack för att du delade med dig av det, kram!
Well-deserved break! I knew your book would like the beach. But writing a blog post and responding to comments sounds like work to me, so you need to try a little harder to truly disconnect! (And if you’re anything like me, that’s almost impossible) đ
And there is so much beauty here!! I just have to keep taking pictures and then I want to post them on Instagram, and write a blog post, and tweet a pic or two on twitter⊠đ But after a week in this paradise I really feel rejuvenated, I wouldn’t mind staying a few extra days though!
Great shot of your book on the beach relaxing. Settle down next to it and do the same. Many blessings to you dear Lene!!
Thanks Rossandra! Yes, not only the book, but I also got a few days on the beach and it was wonderfully relaxing. đ Nusa Dua beach is the most beautiful beach I have ever seen, but I have never been to California, seems wonderful there. Hugs <3
SÄ underbart att ni fÄr njuta av vackra Bali innan flyttstressen börjar.
Det var helt underbart och mycket vĂ€lbehövligt! Ja, hjĂ€lpes, snart dags att byta land–igen.
Loved, loved, loved your beautiful story (autobiography) (purchased through book bubs for my kindle) couldn’t put it down.
Thank you so much Debbie! I am so happy to hear it and thank you for stopping by my blog! <3