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Imagine your parents woke you, a ten-year-old girl, up in the middle of the night and put you on a plane to a place you have never been before... alone with your fourteen-year-old brother. Little did she know, her childhood would be filled with abandonment and neglect from chain-smoking, bourbon-drinking parents. In her heartbreaking memoir, THE BIG LIFE, Diana shares her dark childhood secrets; running from the FBI, poverty, an alcoholic mother, and dealing with the disappointment of being an invisible child trapped in an abusive home with dysfunctional, irresponsible parents. Through homelessness, danger, abandonment, and utterly devastating circumstances, she finds the sheer determination and resilience to survive and thrive. She adapts and sustains with an unbreakable spirit of faith and hope, while deciding her life's choices. Narrated in a fascinating mix of humorous, uplifting, and heartbreaking candor, THE BIG LIFE, is a triumphant memoir about the choices we all have in life, along with the resilience of the human race and a fierce determination to survive. Diana's story is a life-changing message of hope, showing we all have a choice in life: to become a product of the circumstances we cannot control, or to rise above them while enduring them, coming out better in the end.

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"""A heartwarming story of growing up under anything but usual circumstances. Fans of Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle will find a familiar and equally fascinating perspective on surviving parental dysfunction, loss, abandonment, continually changing environments, and riding out the highs and lows of The Big Life"" -Elizabeth Lee Co-author of ""A Call to Leadership"" ""The Big Life takes you on an adventure of a girl whose life is unexpectedly jolted out of normalcy and comfort into that of insecurity, confusion, and intrigue. As she navigates all the twists and turns of her life, you'll be in for another kind of adventure: that of the heart. -Penny J. Rizzo Focus Group ""The Big Life is a heartwarming story that every woman can identify something from her own life. There is mystery, fear, love, joy, and the sustaining power of faith."" -Anne Sullivan ""Oh my goodness, this compelling memoir regarding the heartbreaking childhood of a sister and brother forced to live a life of insecurity, fear, and lies is a read you will remember long after you turn the last page. The promised wonderful 'Big Life' was anything but."" -Kimberly Cunningham ""The Big Life is a story of youth, resilience, and faith should inspire each of us to live our lives with a renewed sense of purpose. Diana leads us, through the lens of a child, to what we already know but are often too afraid to believe in."" -Nicolas Gaines ""If you liked The Glass Castle, you will love The Big Life and will not be able to put it down."" -RCP Focus Group"

A heartwarming story of growing up under anything but usual circumstances. Fans of Jeanette Walls' The Glass Castle will find a familiar and equally fascinating perspective on surviving parental dysfunction, loss, abandonment, continually changing environments, and riding out the highs and lows of The Big Life -Elizabeth Lee Co-author of A Call to Leadership The Big Life takes you on an adventure of a girl whose life is unexpectedly jolted out of normalcy and comfort into that of insecurity, confusion, and intrigue. As she navigates all the twists and turns of her life, you'll be in for another kind of adventure: that of the heart. -Penny J. Rizzo Focus Group The Big Life is a heartwarming story that every woman can identify something from her own life. There is mystery, fear, love, joy, and the sustaining power of faith. -Anne Sullivan Oh my goodness, this compelling memoir regarding the heartbreaking childhood of a sister and brother forced to live a life of insecurity, fear, and lies is a read you will remember long after you turn the last page. The promised wonderful 'Big Life' was anything but. -Kimberly Cunningham The Big Life is a story of youth, resilience, and faith should inspire each of us to live our lives with a renewed sense of purpose. Diana leads us, through the lens of a child, to what we already know but are often too afraid to believe in. -Nicolas Gaines If you liked The Glass Castle, you will love The Big Life and will not be able to put it down. -RCP Focus Group

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DIANA LYNN is an author, mentor, and life coach for teens and young women with difficult pasts or present lives. Before publishing her story, Diana was an executive in the publishing industry for 26 years. Diana always felt she had a calling to help others. In her retirement, she was drawn to helping the elderly, homeless, human sex trafficking victims, and women struggling to build a new life. These women encouraged Diana to share her inspirational story of Hope so that others could realize that the choices they make each day hold the keys to attaining the life and goals they dream about. Not wanting to dishonor her parents, Diana kept her childhood story a secret from family and friends for over six decades.Currently Diana lives her dream life in Florida with her husband of 54 years, two daughters, three grandchildren and her dog, Naysa.

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