From Ashes To Dreams; My life, My Story

by Alberto Mercado, Brad Lisak (Editor)

Overview

A family tragedy left a mother and six small children struggling to get by. With no outside help forthcoming, the family pulled together, with each member playing his or her own role in daily life in an effort to survive. But their hardships in contrast to many of the families around them instilled a desire to succeed. The story is told through a letter written by one of the children to his deceased father in an effort to stop the nightmares that continued to haunt him well into his adult life. Very intense and emotional.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011816345
Publisher:	CREATESPACE
Publication date:	03/17/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	42 KB

About the Author

Alberto Mercado was born in Puerto Rico to a family of modest means. He moved to Massachusetts in 1985 in search of the American dream. He developed a love for nature and landscape photography. In writing a brief self-introduction for one of his photography exhibitions, the seeds of his first book, the book that you are reading right now, were planted. His brief biography generated strong emotional responses from some readers who encouraged him to more fully tell his story. The end result is not a biography but is inspired by many actual events in Alberto's life.

Editorial Reviews

In a brutally honest outpouring of emotions, Sturbridge resident and author Alberto Mercado tells the story of Puerto Rican immigrants dealing with past demons. the semi fictitious story is based on a letter that he wrote to his deceased father, posthumously, expressing years of frustration and uncertainty. "when i was 3 yrs old, my father died leaving my mother and six of us to fend for ourselves which is the based for my book."

The Southbridge Evening News - Christopher Tanguay

In a brutally honest outpouring of emotions, Sturbridge resident and author Alberto Mercado tells the story of Puerto Rican immigrants dealing with past demons. the semi fictitious story is based on a letter that he wrote to his deceased father, posthumously, expressing years of frustration and uncertainty. "when i was 3 yrs old, my father died leaving my mother and six of us to fend for ourselves which is the based for my book."

Christopher Tanguay