Norma Jean's Sun

By Kris Courtney

Norma Jeans Sun Memoir ( Based on a True Story ) "A Wonderful commentary on the very things that make us all human" "Brave honesty of confession, makes the book unique" "Touching story, full of hope"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0578020599
• ISBN13: 9780578020594
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Kris Courtney
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A powerful and moving memoir

This is a very powerful and moving memoir of the author's struggle through a difficult life. The poor grammar and language usage, while distracting, can be overlooked because they fit the tone of the story and the class of people that are being described. I found that I did not want to put the book down, as I was very interested to find out what would happen next. It is an unfortunate tale of a life with a few bright spots and many dark ones. I felt a great deal of empathy for the author as I read about his struggles. Ultimately, the writing of this book was a therapeutic experience for Mr. Courtney and he wished to share his story with the world. It may not be for everyone, but I recommend at least giving it a chance.

great memior

I was really rooting for the main character in this book the whole time. I kept hoping the author Kris Courtney would over come his insecurity's in life and triumph in the end. It really kept me turning the page to find out what would happen next. I loved all of the characters involved especially Flossie.

great story (a must read)

I received an early reviewers copy of Norma Jean's Sun. This book tells the touching and heartfelt story of the Carter family. The writer's grandparents were cousins who fell in love and married. It was wrong to be together but they had to listen to their hearts. Because they chose love, the couple would spend their entire lives in fear, knowing and almost expecting that one day there would be a heavy price to pay for that love. The day that Norma Jean's son was born they realized exactly how high that debt would be. Born with multiple deformaties, the baby faced a life of limitations and struggles..The rest of the book goes on to elaborate on his journey through life with his mother's strength and guidance to help him through each dilemma. I liked this story and appreciated all the pictures that were included, i thought they helped the reader get a better hold of all the characters(there are a few). The story was told with great detail and passion. It did have a good deal of typo's but im sure they will be fixed before the final copy is released so i wont go on about those. I will say that after i got into the book i didnt even notice the typos anymore. The writer does jump from past to present at times and that does get a little confusing but I was able to follow alone. For the most part i really enjoyed the book. I felt the writer was trying to evoke emotion from the reader and he did a good job at that. It does not matter what you are feeling when reading this story, whether you agree with him or not the fact is, you are feeling something....It was very interesting, moving, sad and even encouraging at times. I can't wait to see the final edited copy when it's released in December..I do recommend this book to anyone with a heart.

A Memoir of Difference

Available for Immediate Release May 2009 Editorial Review Your candle burned-out long before Your legend ever did. Those simple words from Elton John's famous song, "Candle in the Wind", could easily apply to the lives of many people. To Kris Allen Courtney, these words touched his own heart at a time when he mourned the death of his mother, Norma Jean. A beautiful woman in her youth, Norma Jean met the challenges of life with grace and dignity and perseverance. She did not give up when her first and only child was born severely crippled. She wept when the doctors put her newborn baby into a body cast in an attempt to straighten his spine and his limbs. Through the countless surgeries during his grow-up years to correct his hands, arms, legs, feet, Norma Jean would declare with great insistence: "Fight, Kris, fight." One defeat after another did not set her back until, in the end, the fight was her own, a battle against cancer that she could not beat. Norma Jean's Sun is Kris Courtney's tribute to a mother that sacrificed everything for her severely crippled son. Courtney is an artist in both paint and words. In his touching memoir, he captures the essence of a tragic life and the beauty that lies beneath the surface. His words paint a picture of a hardship and a suffering that only few could imagine. Using a painter's brush, Courtney scratches out his emotional story in an abstraction of language that parallels a life that just will not give up. As his mother told him many times, this remarkably talented man continues to "Fight". Norma Jean's Sun is a story about differences and the tragedies that life presents a person who is visibly different from the rest. Norma Jean's Sun is recommended by: Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Allbooks Reviews