The longest road out is the shortest road home.

My father died when I was six years old. My mother, eight months pregnant with my father’s tenth child, buried him and never spoke of him again. What I did not realize that day, nor would I fully comprehend for the next thirty-four years, was that she also buried all nine of her surviving children. We were just too close to her pain. We would all survive, of course, but the damage would be, for the most part, irreparable. I remember the day as if it were yesterday.

Maureen Lyttle

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The Longest Road by Maureen Lyttle

Renay: Maureen, your latest book, “The Longest Road: Finding Peace With the Past” is an Ebook. Why did you decide to publish your book in EBook format?

Maureen: I wanted to help as many people as possible who were struggling with their own life journeys, and I decided that that could best be accomplished by offering the book online, free to everyone.

Renay: Where does the story take place and how did you choose the locale?

Maureen: The story takes place in Calgary, Alberta, and Vancouver, B.C. Because this was a true story, I used the actual localities.

Renay: Give us a brief synopsis.

Maureen: This true story is a powerfully and evocatively written dark and suspenseful psychological drama. It is about a young woman, who after a troubled childhood, finds herself pregnant and alone. She devotes her life to caring for and raising her child. As her son grows, he becomes more and more abusive towards her and their conflicts escalate. Desperate to resolve their explosive relationship, she searches out his birth father, believing that that will heal her son's pain. In a shocking twist of events, both father and son turn against her and she is forced into psychiatric care. Torn between her love for her son and her own survival, she must find the courage to leave her son's life in order to save her own.

Renay: Very nice book cover!! Who designed it?

Maureen: I designed the book cover. The old, broken-down house in need of repair that graces the cover of the book is analogous to the family unit living inside it—a family that is broken and falling apart and needs to be fixed.

Renay: How much of a story do you know before you begin writing it?

Maureen: In this case, I was writing a true story, so of course I knew the history and relevant facts. After initially floundering over where to begin the story, I realized that it all had to start at my earliest childhood recollections—where all the trouble began.

Renay: What problems, if any, did you have in completing the story?

Maureen: It was a very emotionally intense and difficult book to write. Some chapters took so much out of me that I needed a long rest after completing them.

Renay: Do you have an agent, and if so, how did you find him/her?

Maureen: Many years working in law has afforded me the luxury of having a basic knowledge of contract law, copyright law and entertainment law, and so I decided I would be my own best agent.

Renay: Who is the publisher of this book, how did you find your publisher and what was the process working with them?

Maureen: Initially, I found a publisher online and the book was published in the States. However, the publisher did very little with the book, so I brought the book back home to Canada and self-published it myself.

Renay: Maureen, I couldn’t believe it when you told me, but you are giving “The Longest Road…” to readers for FREE! Why?

Maureen: I felt the book was destined for the masses, rich and poor alike. What better way to do that than to offer the book online, free to everyone?

Renay: What other books have you written? Are they also in the mystery/suspense genre?Maureen: I have written a second book, Above the Law, another true suspense novel that I have yet to publish. It is about a 22-year legal assistant who, after a violent firing, sues a large, prestigious, national law firm and exposes decades of sexual exploitation, abuse and trauma suffered at the hands of those sworn to uphold the law.

Renay: What else would you like to tell us about you?

Maureen: I was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, I presently live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, I am an accomplished watercolorist and enjoy studying psychology.

Renay: How have you changed, having gone through this difficult experience—this inner journey?

Maureen: I am a much stronger person with a higher sense of awareness—a consciousness—of not only myself, but also of life and of those around me. No longer burdened by the past, I am free to live and enjoy my life—the life I was always meant to live and enjoy.

Renay: Have you forgiven your son and his father for what they have done?

Maureen: Yes, I believe so. Rather than anger or resentment, I now feel an inner peace. Although my son and his father have not changed nor have they been blessed with the gift of awareness, I have. For that, I am truly thankful.

Renay: Do you have a Website? If so, can readers download the free copy of “The Longest Road: Finding Peace With the Past” there?

Maureen: The Longest Road can be downloaded free at my website, http://www3.telus.net/lyttle.

Renay: Where can you be contacted?

Maureen: My e-mail address is: thelongestroad@telus.net.

Thank You Maureen Lyttle!

Remember you can get "The Longest Road" for FREE by going to Maureen Lyttle's website.

H. Renay Anderson

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The Longest Road, by Maureen Lyttle, is hereby presented to you, the reader, FREE OF CHARGE. Simply click on the link to download the book and enjoy hours of free reading.If you find this book is helpful in your quest for wholeness, any donation up to the retail value of the book ($19.95) would be greatly appreciated by the author. Simply send a cheque or Canadian money order payable to the author, Maureen Lyttle, at the following address:2428 - 30th Street S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T3E 2M1

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