Rear View Mirror

By Cindy Callinsky

Rear View Mirror touches the soul of anyone who has ever loved and lost. This remarkable book deals with the complex issues of family ties and losing people that we care about. It will make you laugh,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141169595X
• ISBN13: 9781411695955
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A definate read!

This is an autobiography of a very strong young woman learning the lessons of life and love. Cindy goes through many trials and tribulations in her life. The loss of her mother makes her family drift apart but it is Cindy and John who ultimately bring them back together. She finally finds her true love only to have been seperated by the war. When Jimmy comes home things are just not the same and both eventually move on in their lives. Cindy marries the man she does not really love and has a baby boy. The marriage is always on the rocks and ends in divorce. Cindy has loved and lost and has found many friends along the way in her life. This autobiography is very well written the author pours her heart and soul into her story. You feel as though you are living life along with her. I laughed as well as cried along with Cindy in this story, it truly is heart felt and is a must read for anyone feeling lonely in thier life.

Not your typical autobiography

Rear View Mirror is an autobiography by Cindy Callinsky and is a moving and great inspirational account of her life. The story is told in the first person and the author has a way of drawing you into the accounts of her life. The story tells one of love lost, the loss of her mother, and of heartbreak. You will travel cross country and abroad with Cindy. She describes the story contained within the pages as her perception and her reality. In the very beginning she states the following: "This is based on a true story; however, "my" perception is "my" reality. How I have portrayed my story is how I perceived it after having absorbed things with my senses and then processed them through my way of thinking. Other parties involved may have perceived things differently due to a different thought process". I will have to commend and applaud Cindy on not only her ability to tell her story but in being able to share her life experiences and emotional roller coaster type life. Of course we all experience a roller coaster type life full of ups and downs, loss of love, loss of family and friends, but Cindy has chose to share hers with us. I found myself teary eyed in one moment and smiling the next. Thank you Cindy for sharing your story with me it was a pleasure to read and provide a review. The book contains some off colored language that may not be suitable for all readers.

It will draw you in

I was a skeptic when I started reading this book written by Cindy Callinsky, a Tacoma native, in her first novel,an autobiography of her entrance into young adulthood. Cindy is someone with whom you can instantly relate. You are happy and hopeful when she finds her true love. Your heart sinks when things don't pan out the way it should. You travel across the country and abroad as she follows her military husband and the new friends she meets. Many references to the Northwest Rock and Roll music, and the area club scene. Many characters who will find a place in your heart. This is definitely a great summer beach read. I would recommend that you buy and read this book and tell your friends about it too!

Rear View Mirror - Love lost at such a cost.

Rear View Mirror is a true vision of lives left behind, a true love lost and of haunting memories. It reads like you are the one telling the story. You become the story teller and become the emotions that are so honestly laid before us. Cindy Callinsky does not hide behind veils or regrets and she lets her true soul shine throughout the book. Do not make the mistake of thinking that Rear View Mirror is "chick lit". Every page shows honesty and emotions that any soul can understand and appreciate.

Real-life chick lit...

Rear View Mirror is an autobiography that reads like a high-quality chick lit work of fiction. It is the amazing story of a woman's journey to find family wherever life takes her. After the tragic loss of her mother and the later loss of her true love, she ends up in a painful marriage that results in the real love of her life, her son. Written in the first-person, you often find yourself feeling exactly how Cindy feels in those pivotal moments of her life. I found myself laughing, crying, and feeling just like I had found a friend in this book. We are all often haunted by those "what-ifs" that might have been, and the author's pursuit to settle it once and for all is simply magical. Anyone who has ever pondered on that one moment that might have changed your life should read this book. You will be glad you did.