On Tour 01/12/22-02/26/22 “Emma’s Laugh- The Gift Of Second Chances by Diana Kupershmit

Release Date: June 15, 2021

About The Book:

As Diana surveyed her newborn baby’s face, languid body, and absent cry, she knew something was wrong. Then the doctors delivered devastating news: her first child, sEmma, had been born with a rare genetic disorder that would leave her profoundly physically and intellectually disabled.

Diana imagined life with a child with disabilities as a dark and insular one—a life in which she would be forced to exist in the periphery alongside her daughter. Convinced of her inability to love her “imperfect” child and give her the best care and life she deserved, Diana gave Emma up for adoption. But as with all things that are meant to be, Emma found her way back home.

As Emma grew, Diana watched her live life determinedly and unapologetically, radiating love always. Emma evolved from a survivor to a warrior, and the little girl that Diana didn’t think she could love enough rearranged her heart. In her short eighteen years of life, Emma gifted her family the indelible lesson of the healing and redemptive power of love.

This is a mother’s requiem to her perfectly imperfect child—a child who left too soon, but whose lessons continue to inspire a life lived and loved.

About The Author:

Diana Kupershmit holds a Master of Social Work degree and works for the Department of Health in the Early Intervention program, a federal entitlement program servicing children birth to three with developmental delays and disabilities. She has published online in the Manifest Station, Power of Moms, Motherwell Magazine, Still Standing Magazine, and Her View From Home. On the weekends, she indulges her creative passion working as a portrait photographer specializing in newborn, family, maternity, and event photography. http://www.dianakupershmit.com/

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Book Blurbs:

The author effectively shows how she learned lessons from raising Emma that allowed her to draw on a wellspring of love for other members of her family. . . . An engaging work about how the tenacity of a young girl changes her parents’ lives.”

–KIRKUS REVIEWS

With a voice that is crisp and clear, Kupershmit shares the story of her daughter, Emma, and the earthshaking decisions that came with parenting such an exceptional girl. Faced with situations that most parents are spared, Kupershmit takes us into her darkest moments with tenderness and grace. What shines the brightest is the joy that is set free when we accept that instead of controlling outcomes perhaps our greatest responsibility is in surrendering to the possibility that our children come with their own plan for how they will live and what they will teach.” –ASHLEIGH RENARD, author of Swing: A Memoir of Doing it All

“Emma’s Laugh traces the author’s moving, exhilarating, and devastating journey as a parent. Told with humor, humility, and grace, it is filled with deep sentiment but never falls into sentimentality. This moving family story had me at the edge of my seat, clutching a box of tissues, never wanting it to end.”

–MARIA KUZNETSOVA, author of Oksana Behave!

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Jan. 12th – Bookoholic Cafe https://instagram.com/bookoholiccafe

Jan. 12th – Maggie The Reader https://www.instagram.com/maggiethereader/

Jan. 14th -Plains Reading https://instagram.com/plains_reading

Jan. 15th – Miss W Book Reviews https://instagram.com/misswbookreviews

Jan. 15th- She Just Loves Books https://instagram.com/shejustlovesbooks

Jan. 19th – Read A Lot Write A Lot https://instagram.com/readalotwritealot

Jan. 19th – Novels and Latte Book Club –https://www.facebook.com/groups/357651988042629

Jan. 20th-Geaux Get Lit https://instagram.com/geauxgetlit

Jan. 21st- Reading With Mere-https://instagram.com/readingwithmere

Jan. 22nd -The Page Ladies https://instagram.com/jacleomik33