First Chapter: An Honest House by Cynthia Reyes

An Honest House: A Memoir Continued by Cynthia Reyes, May 10, 2016 publication.

This is the continuation of A Good Home: A Memoir published in 2013. See the guest review by Philip Young.  

Book description 

"Picking up from the early days of her recovery from a car accident, as told in her first book, "A Good Home," Reyes shares intensely lyrical stories of life with her husband in her historic farmhouse north of Toronto. 

You will be challenged as the author immerses you in the reality of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and the courage it takes to live with chronic pain. And you will say a wrenching farewell to the farmhouse as she opens a new chapter in a life ...." (publisher)

First chapter:

"Ambercroft Farm", the sign out front said. Hamlin was on a first-name basis with the grand old farmhouse, right from the start, calling it Ambercroft. For years, I didn't call it anything at all.The tall, two-storey Victorian house on the northern edge of Toronto seemed sealed off from the rest of the neighborhood. Within a solid wooden fence and gates, massive maples waved big leafy arms. Pines and dense blue-green spruces soared. A cedar hedge ran the length of the property on one side. This was a private place, sure of its personality and power. 

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Author: Cynthia Reyes

Goodreads Author

Born

Jamaica

Website

http://csreyes.wordpress.com

Twitter

cynthiasreyes

Member Since

September 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/CynthiaSReyes

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Guest Review: A Good Home, a Memoir by Cynthia Reyes

Title: A Good Home: A Memoir by Cynthia Reyes

Publisher: BPS Books (May 6, 2013)

A Good Home describes the author’s early life in rural Jamaica, her move to urban North America, and her trips back home.

I, a non-bookworm, read Cynthia Reyes' just-released book,

“A Good Home” and found it so riveting and so totally interesting,

it was difficult to put down once I turned a chapter.

Her down-to-earth style of writing is a boon to people who are

not avid book readers but are selective in their choice of books,

fiction or otherwise. I highly recommend “A Good Home” for

entertainment and for feeling good.

It is all about family, struggles, life-changes and determination.

Many readers can relate to the author’s experiences.

Philip Young
Guest reviewer

Philip Young is a writer in Toronto.