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    After Sandy Hook, How One Parent Found Hope Through Forgiveness

    In her new book "An Unseen Angel," Alissa Parker describes how she found joy and hope in her life again after her daughter was killed in the 2012 mass shooting.
    Apr 19, 2017 2 minutes
    Alissa Parker with her husband Robbie and daughters (left to right) Samantha, Madeline and Emilie. (Courtesy of the Parker family)

    After her daughter Emilie was killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, Alissa Parker struggled to play with her other two daughters. It reminded her too much of playing with Emilie.

    In her new book, “,” Parker describes how she found joy and hope in her life

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