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Shadowed Soul by John M. Spagnoli is a fiction novel about bi-polar
Thomas Milton, as he struggles to rebuild his life with the aid of his blind
wife’s seeing-eye dog, Bailey. The compelling drama follows Thomas and his wife,
Beth, as they embrace and endure the birth of their firstborn through the
holiday season in New York City. Fears and anxieties that plague Thomas are
personified in the form of the Shadowed Soul a demonic specter who stalks the
protagonist’s every move. As his manic-depression escalates, his expectation for
more problems is answered in abundance. His life goes from great to bad to
worse. With the unconditional love of watchful Bailey, Thomas grapples with
seemingly insurmountable challenges as he chooses to rebuild his shattered life.
Much of the journey through manic-depression is autobiographical, with the
exception of the main character’s online pornography addiction and the demise of
certain relatives. Set in the present, Spagnoli’s intention is to depict
clinical depression in a way that provides a clear road map to leading a full
life.
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John M. Spagnoli is the author of Shadowed Soul and How to Grow Worsleya
Seeds. Avid gardener, poet, husband and father, he hales from Metropolitan New
York and is currently working on a Masters from Mercy College and holds a B.A.
in Anthropology from State University of New York, New Paltz. As a successful,
self-managing, bi-polar gentleman the author found solutions that have enabled
him to form strategies toward leading a joyful life which he has chosen to share
in Shadowed Soul. Dedicated to raising awareness about depression, Shadowed Soul
is the first in a fictionalized series that includes researched cases of
manic-depressives who beat it, as well as some of the author’s personal
experiences.
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This does not sound like something I would enjoy reading.
ReplyDeleteThanks for telling us about this book.
ReplyDeleteI think I would like this as I have bi-polar
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this author, Not sure that this book is for me. Where do you come up with all of these authors Mary?
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ReplyDeleteSorry I left this with a question mark. I wasn't quite sure how to interpret your review, or lack of. Thanks for promoting another new author!
DeleteBipolar and a dog, very intriguing. Actually I'm interested in how depression is handled in this book.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to get this book.
Lyndie Blevins
Lyndie, You are the WINNER! I will get your book right out to you!
DeleteMary thank you for telling about this book. I don't think that this is one that I will want to read.
ReplyDeleteMary, thank you for posting my book. I intended the book to be a self help book of sorts that help people with depression on some level could relate too. I created the book as means of helping me cope with issues that I was facing. It is an intense book that I feel expresses my message of resolution and hope.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone has questions regarding my book: shadowedsoul11@gmail.com
John M Spagnoli
John, thank you for your clarification. My oldest daughter suffers from bipolar disorder. I will definitely check this book out. My daughter could benefit from your experiences, I'm sure.
DeleteI would love to read more, depression is a big deal in my family and so many of us have suffered from it, myself included.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to read this novel.
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