Sunday, March 24, 2013

Shadowed Soul By John Spagnoli GIVEAWAY!


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.
 

12 comments:

  1. This does not sound like something I would enjoy reading.

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  2. Thanks for telling us about this book.

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  3. I think I would like this as I have bi-polar

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  4. I 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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    1. Sorry 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!

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  6. Bipolar and a dog, very intriguing. Actually I'm interested in how depression is handled in this book.

    Thanks for the opportunity to get this book.
    Lyndie Blevins

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    1. Lyndie, You are the WINNER! I will get your book right out to you!

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  7. Mary thank you for telling about this book. I don't think that this is one that I will want to read.

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  8. Mary, 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.

    If anyone has questions regarding my book: shadowedsoul11@gmail.com

    John M Spagnoli

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    1. 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.

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  9. I would love to read more, depression is a big deal in my family and so many of us have suffered from it, myself included.
    Thanks for the chance to read this novel.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

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