Letting Go: An Ordinary Woman's Extraordinary Journey of Healing & Transformation

By Nancy A. Kaiser

Book Overview

LETTING GO is the extraordinary story of a woman who retires with her husband to the mountains of North Carolina to build their dream retirement home. Just as she embarks on this fabulous new chapter... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0981463320
• ISBN13: 9780981463322
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Visual Impressions, Inc.
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Best book I've read in a long time!

I just finished reading Letting Go and I can truly say it is one of the best books I've read in a long time. I didn't want it to end. It was well-written and thought -provoking with lessons in it for all of us, regardless of age or situation. I know I will look at my own life, and reactions to it, differently from now on. I especially enjoyed Nancy's "Top 20". I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys memoirs or self-help books. I will be sharing this one with friends and family for sure. I am eagerly awaiting Nancy's next book!!

The most inspirational book I've read since the Power of Now

I just loved this book. It was so easy to read and comprehend. The author makes you feel so at ease like you are with her during all the trials and tribulations...learning these lessons right by her side. Nancy has inspired me to be a much more patient person and to look at life with a different perspective. Even though thats easier said than done...its just like Eleanor Roosevelt said..." Women are like teabags, you never know how great we are until we're in hot water" ...or something to that effect. I was awestruck by her communication skills and I would challenge anyone who reads this book not to agree with me. I'd like to come back as a Labrador so we will be able to communicate on a different level! Very Cool Book! Kudos Nancy!

Reviewed for Midwest Book Review

With five short words ("I never wanted this house"), Nancy Kaiser's world came to a screeching halt. Nancy and her husband Bob had retired to North Carolina, where they planned to build their dream home on a mountain they chose as their special place. Before the house was finished, Bob said these words to Nancy, and from that point on, her world tilted and her life became off-balance. Alone, six hundred miles from family and friends, nothing seemed to go right for Nancy. On her own, she had to face the deaths of dear friends and beloved animal companions, as well as problems which kept cropping up with the house she moved into, all while dealing with the trauma of divorcing her husband. Although the title describes Nancy as an "ordinary woman", perhaps a more appropriate nomenclature would be an exceptional person in tune with nature who not only understands the connection between animals and humans but is able to communicate with animals. A woman dedicated to finding her center through spiritual and cerebral means, pitting ego against soul, learning to love herself, trust her decisions, and focus on the positive instead of the negative. This outstanding book leads the reader through Nancy's soul-searching journey of transformation, from a woman filled with anger and rage and negativity to one who is at peace with herself and her feelings and has learned to let go of the things she cannot control. The reader will feel Nancy's pain as she struggles and rejoice with her as she begins to progress toward her life's goal. The lessons learned in this book are of great significance and will gift the reader with a better understanding of "self". Highly recommended.

Letting Go

The ShackThis book touches on many transitional aspects of our lives. The author was faced with many major life changes within a relatively short period of time and shares her personal journey through the dark shadows of old beliefs into the light of new awareness and perception. Her writing is as though she were sitting across the table and talking to you. You can almost see the expressions she would be making while speaking. I would recommend this book to everyone. It is about all of us.

Excellent Book

Nancy has written an excellent book about her personal journey of transformation. She truly demonstrated how an unexpected negative and traumatic experience was her foundation for enormous spiritual growth. Nancy effectively demonstrates the balance between being fully human and honoring a higher truth. As I read the book, I could relate to her struggles and her commitment to overcome the struggles and move to a place of peace that came from within. I had a lot of ah ha moments as I read the book and learned a lot about myself in the process. I would highly recommend this book to anyone, but especially anyone who has been cataputled into a period of radical change in their life.