Darlene Wofford

Edgewise: an Assignment to Remember Darlene Wofford First Edition. edition

"Edgewise" describes a shattered young woman's state of mind recovering from post-traumatic-stress-disorder. "An Assignment to Remember" is the inspiring story of triumph over tragedy, healing progression,and the prevailing strength of unconditional love. (Manuscript--Atlanta Writers Club Novel-of-the-Year, 1996). "Although a work of fiction, "Edgewise: An Assignment To Remember" is the gripping novelization of real life events personally experienced by the author. January, 1984 she discovered her son drowned in their backyard pool. Three weeks after this tragic event she was abducted at gunpoint by two men and sexually assaulted. The psychological impact of these events left her traumatized and in a deep depression that her husband and their two remaining sons could not help her overcome. She went under the care of a psychiatrist who, after several months of unsuccessful therapy, gave her an assignment--to write about her first memories. The first memory that occurred to her when complying with the assignment was that of her father and herself as a little girl. Over the next several months writing about the people and events in her past and present were to bring her out of her depression and restore an appreciation for her life, her family, and herself. In this novelized account the main character of Delaney is the author's alter ego. The names of all the other characters were changed to protect the innocent--and the not so innocent as well. A candid and engaging account of both the tragic and the triumphant, "Edgewise: An Assignment To Remember" is deftly written and very highly recommended reading. The first volume of a planned trilogy, "Edgewise" is an inspired tribute to the strength of the human spirit, and of working through a process of recovery to eventually overcome the wounds that life can inflict upon us without warning." Jim CoxMidwest Book Review--7/11/07