
Description
A tragic yet triumphantly hilarious story about going after your dreams against all odds- written by best selling author and award winning songwriter Aimee Mayo.
This book has been praised by world wide best selling authors and too many celebrities to count.
Aimee Mayo grew up in deep Alabama, rocked by the blow of a drunk man's fist before she even made it out of the womb. Her colorful and charismatic father went from a gambling janitor to a multi-millionaire, but died homeless. Her mother was wonderful when she wasn't popping pain pills like M&M's and her stepdad made a weird science out of psychological abuse. Throughout her teens, Aimee survived by writing compulsively in diaries, dreaming of becoming a songwriter and finding her soulmate.
After accidentally burning down her house-just one in a series of disasters-at twenty years old she found herself lost with no path to the life she had always longed for. She tried to kill herself and almost succeeded.
Finally, Aimee made it to Nashville. She started out a waitress, married to a wife-beating country singer, but never lost sight of her dreams. Talking to the Sky is her unforgettable memoir, the harrowing and hilarious story of believing in faith over fear and going after your dreams when everything is going against you.
Product Details
Publisher | Little Blue Typewriter Press |
Publish Date | November 27, 2020 |
Pages | 310 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9780578757537 |
Dimensions | 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches | 1.0 pounds |
About the Author
Reviews
"Aimee Mayo's story will knock you off your feet, pick you back up, and take you soaring."
- JEANNETTE WALLS, Author of the world wide bestseller The Glass Castle
"I read the book in a day, because I couldn't put it down. It is gritty and hilarious, dark and triumphant. It has to be a movie."
- DENNIS QUAID award winning actor
"From out of left field comes this searing emotional powerhouse that must not be missed."
-AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS, New York Times bestselling author of the memoir and movie Running with Scissors
"I encourage EVERYONE to read this book. It is healing in so many ways. (Aimee) is such a talented writer."
-TIM MCGRAW, Country music superstar and actor
"It's as good as Hillbilly Elegy, her storytelling, what she went through, her heart. It's fantastic. IT'S FANTASTIC! It's very, very special."
-DANA PERINO, author and host of The Five
"Wow. I feel bad about getting married: ) after reading this. It reads like a movie."
-RICK SPRINGFIELD, Grammy Award winning musician, actor and bestselling author
"I was laughing so hard I had to get up and leave Starbucks."
-MB ROBERTS, Parade
"Your writing simply slayed me."
-KERRY COHEN, Bestselling author of Loose Girl
"OMG. Aimee's book is one of the best things I've ever read. Unbelievable writing, fantastic storyteller, and completely honest."
-BART HERBISON, President of Nashville Songwriters Association International
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