A daughter questions her relationship with her father on his deathbed. Taking a closer look at some of his challenges and his attitude towards them, provides her with greater clarity and a deeper appreciation of her dad. She realises how a homogenous family in a small village in Kerela could have evolved through three generations into a diverse global network of family and friends. There are compelling anecdotes of openness and inclusion from his immigrant life that are inspirational.
This memoir is a celebration of a simple man who was extraordinary in many ways. It is a call to discover the heroes we encounter everyday.
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Dear subscribers,
As 'Dad and I' is being dressed for the launch and book party in 2020, I would like to acknowledge my deepest gratitude to you for your kindness.
As a first time author, the experience of writing ‘Dad and I’ posed several challenges but reaching out to friends to pre-order my book that was still at the manuscript stage was even more daunting. I wasn’t quite sure how my family and friends, and former students and colleagues would respond. The fear of rejection was real! I was, however, pleasantly surprised by the number of people who rose to the occasion in a gesture of goodwill to give me the encouragement and support I needed. The interest many expressed in my book was heart-warming and rewarding in itself. I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every subscriber who helped make my campaign to pre-sell ‘Dad and I’ successful. We pre-sold 500 books, thanks to you. I wish I could name each and every one of you here but rest assured I will always be indebted to you, and I want you to know that you have made the world a better place by giving an unknown writer like me a chance to find an excellent publisher.
My special thanks also to:
· My corporate sponsors who pre-ordered more than 25 copies of ‘Dad and I’:
- Ms Antoinette Biehlmeier…Founder of TheraSmart and Owner of InnerDynamics Map
- Mr. Suresh Damodara…Managing Director of Damodara Ong LLC
· My subscribers for their pre-orders of more than 10 copies of ‘Dad and I’:
- Desmond Chia, Fiona Lee, Nikhil Ming Damodara, Sukhmohinder Singh, Vincent Lee, Margaret Tan, Sandhya and Timmy Chie, and Padmini Panicker
· My subscribers for 5 pre-orders of ‘Dad and I’:
- Alan Cheok, Yeo Boon Hong, Chandri Gunawardhana, Jennifer Lui, Lynette Ng, Lisa Tan, Rita Danani, Rita Fernandez, Sanjay Kuttan, Sunu Sivadasan, S. Chandrasegaran and Shanavas Vijayan
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wishing you a meaningful and fulfilling new year! I look forward to sharing and conducting some of the mindfulness programmes for you...don't forget to express your interest at lovingmybreath.com
Lots of love
Shalini
