Leah's Gift: A Story About Reframing Loss

By Destanne Norris

How do you live with the unanswerable questions that surface when someone you love dies? This question and others lay beneath visual artist Destanne Norris’ voyage through the mysteries that shroud life and death.

In this autobiographical story, Norris journeys through the loss of her daughter as she illuminates her artworks - some of which were created before her daughter was born - that were mounted in an exhibition entitled, Leah’s Gift. Through her narrative and paintings, she tells how she navigated grief and learned to reframe her questions to find new purpose and meaning.

By sharing her experience and insight, people from all walks of life and places on the planet may be inspired to reframe the challenging questions they may be living with, leading them to make positive changes that benefit themselves and those they love.

Advance Praise for Leah’s Gift

“Leah’s Gift is a gift of love to all who are blessed to read this great book. The author is sharing a heart-wrenching journey and the valuable lessons learned to help anyone dealing with loss or grief.”

—Peggy McColl, New York Times Bestselling Author

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Aug 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781982250577

Destanne Norris

Destanne Norris earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree in fine arts. She is a visual artist whose paintings have been exhibited in public, university, and artist-run galleries in Canada and Australia, as well as Canadian commercial galleries. Her paintings are found in private, corporate, and public collections. Norris has delivered visual presentations to the public, groups, business, and science organizations, and her story is featured in a documentary, "Beneath the Painted Surface."

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