Joy: The story of a dolphin trainer, filmmaker, and cancer survivor.

by Joy Clausen Soto

Overview

In this moving memoir, Joy Clausen Soto vividly brings us into her world. We see her go from her dream job to fighting for her life and how she is able to come back from it all. You can't avoid falling in love with her quirks, indomitable spirit, and wry sense of humor.

Soto takes readers on a compelling journey as she faces cancer and the challenges she encounters while re-entering "normal" life. Her ability to find something amusing, redeeming, or beautiful in every situation is not only relatable, but wonderful to experience. This is an inspirational story of how joy can be found in the smallest moments and something meaningful can be created from our greatest challenges in life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736252307
Publisher:	Joy Clausen Soto
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Joy Clausen Soto is the founder of the annual Dolphin Interaction Program for patients from Rady Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is a dolphin trainer, cancer survivor, TEDx speaker, and the director and subject of the documentary “Just One Year –A story of triumph over cancer.” Joy lives in San Diego with her husband and two kids.

Editorial Reviews

"Honest ... grateful ... unflinching.... We get the tears. The love. The lessons. The joy." -Karla Peterson, The San Diego Union Tribune

"Anyone who reads this will find inspiration.... Love, gratitude, grace, determination, and divine intervention shine through every chapter." -Michael Norton, CEO and Founder of Tramazing

"Great book, great comeback story. It's a must read!" -Leslie Ferris Yerger, author of Probably Benign

"If there's ever been a champion of turning lemons into lemonade, it must be Joy Clausen Soto.... Joy ... will put a smile on a cynic's face and a tear in the eye of the hardest of hearts." -Jon Michael Miller, reviewed for Readers' Favorite

"Joy pours her soul into her life story. She writes with humility and openness.... This book will be one of the best books you read this year and maybe in your entire life." -Daniel D Staats, reviewed for Readers' Favorite

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