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ISBN: 978-0-595-44670-4 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-595-69345-0 (cloth)

From the Back Cover...

When twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Hander learns that she and her husband are expecting identical twin girls, she’s ecstatic. But what should be a fantastic experience soon turns into a medical nightmare. The girls develop TTTS (Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome) and are delivered by emergency caesarian section at just twenty-six weeks’ gestation. Alexa and Alysa both enter neonatal intensive care minutes after delivery. Three months later Alexa is released, but Alysa never makes it home.

 A Place of Peace chronicles Hander’s intimate experience, from the twins’ conception until the day that Alysa passes away in her mother’s arms. In the midst of her overwhelming grief, Hander realizes that the loss of a child is enough to destroy a person—but she refuses to succumb to the darkness. Instead, she clings to her faith and allows the peace of the Lord to enter her heart.

 Hander’s moving tribute to her daughter shows us that the Lord has wonderful things planned for all of us. Only when we open ourselves to his will and accept his plan can we find contentment. A Place of Peace is an inspiration to follow God’s path, take charge of our lives, and embrace the happiness we deserve.


Reviews and Testimonials

Review by Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D.
PLIDA Board of Directors, Developmental psychologist,  researcher, consultant, writer of books, including Empty Cradle, Broken Heart (Fulcrum, 1996), Loving and Letting Go (Centering, 2002), Parenting Your Premature Baby and Child: The Emotional Journey (Fulcrum, 2004), A Gift of Time (Johns Hopkins University Press, in progress),  www.perinatalhospice.org,
www.ParentingYourPrematureBaby.com, www.plida.org

Review by Gloria Horsley, Ph.D., MFT, CNS
Compassionate Friends Board Member
Radio Show Host, “Healing the Grieving Heart,” http://www.thegriefblog.com

Review by Debbie Ciardi
Resource and Publications Coordinator
National Organization of Mothers of Twins Club (NOMOTC)
www.nomotc.org

Review by Rebekah Mitchell
President and Founder of M.E.N.D. 
www.mend.org

Testimonial by C. Chris Johnson
CEO & Publisher, Style Publishing Group, LLC
Frisco Style Magazine

                                                                               Awards

iUniverse Editor's Choice Award - June 2007
A Place of Peace received the iUniverse Editor's Choice designation.  Editor's Choice rewards iUniverse titles that exhibit high editorial quality. 


iUniverse Publisher's Choice Award - September 2007
A Place of Peace received the iUniverse Publisher’s Choice designation.  Publisher’s Choice rewards iUniverse titles that exhibit both editorial integrity and outstanding design quality.

During the publishing process, these titles undergo a stringent editorial review and a design evaluation. Deserving titles are awarded Publisher’s Choice and, as a result, become eligible to be displayed on the New Paperback Releases table in the author’s local Barnes & Noble store for a minimum of eight weeks.


iUniverse Reader's Choice Award - January 2008
A Place of Peace received the iUniverse Reader's Choice designation after selling 250 copies (195 through retail).