I love memoirs! My husband jokes that I am nosy--and like the feel of having permission to read someone's diary or journal. That may be a little true--but, there are so many life stories out there worth sharing. We go through some challenges and adventures in a lifetime and I find that those willing to share memoirs generally share a lot of life's wisdom with them. Today, I have a memoir from author Lisa Lucca as she shares her story of family secrets and emotions. Check out Ashes to Ink, learn about author Lisa Lucca and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post.
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Book Details & Reviews
Book Title: ASHES TO INK: A Memoir by Lisa Lucca
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 267 pages
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: JuJu House Publishing
Release date: October 2021
Tour dates: Feb 1 to Feb 21, 2022
Content Rating: PG-13. There is some bad language (several f-words), sexual scenes (not explicit), and cigarette and marijuana smoking.
Category: Adult Non-Fiction (18+), 267 pages
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: JuJu House Publishing
Release date: October 2021
Tour dates: Feb 1 to Feb 21, 2022
Content Rating: PG-13. There is some bad language (several f-words), sexual scenes (not explicit), and cigarette and marijuana smoking.
“Lisa Lucca weaves the past and present into a vividly written and important story with many layers: family secrets, fathers and daughters, love and sexuality, and at the core, forgiveness. What touched me most was the call to action to become the love of your own life. Read, learn, and
become!” — Laura Munson, New York Times bestselling author and founder of the acclaimed Haven Writing Retreats.
“In this raw and gripping memoir, Lisa Lucca has perfectly captured the unique ripple effects of life with a gay parent. With little representation in popular media, people who grow up with (or find out about) LGBTQ+ parents/caregivers are often left to wonder if there’s anyone else who really understands. Ashes to Ink is proof we are not alone, and that love truly does win.” — Jordan Budd, Executive Director of COLAGE, National LGBTQ+ family organization
“Fresh, warm, sassy, and smart... Lisa’s voice is a delight! I was enchanted by this book.” — Alexia La Fortune, Author of Sex, Love, and Spirit
"Ashes to Ink… a power punch of a book written by the glorious Lisa Lucca. Filled with rage and anger and sorrow and more unleashed anger…and much humor and love...human emotion in each chapter. Lisa's memoir is all about LOVE, the wanting, the needing, the longing, the acceptance, the fear of love, the need for love. From a parent whose lifestyle flattens her to the seeking of love with men who challenge her (unconsciously) to finding the right one. This is a memoir about family - the down and dirty - about love, about searching... and forgiveness. This book is filled with so much truth, so many untamed feelings, so much rawness… a memoir that gives you ample time to hold your breath and exhale. Read it, devour it, allow yourself to creep into the uncomfortableness. Life is filled with discomfort and unease - Lisa gives us all the rare opportunity to see ourselves in the dazzling, and magnificent mirror she holds up for us." — Amy Ferris, Marrying George Clooney, Confessions from a Midlife Crisis
“In this raw and gripping memoir, Lisa Lucca has perfectly captured the unique ripple effects of life with a gay parent. With little representation in popular media, people who grow up with (or find out about) LGBTQ+ parents/caregivers are often left to wonder if there’s anyone else who really understands. Ashes to Ink is proof we are not alone, and that love truly does win.” — Jordan Budd, Executive Director of COLAGE, National LGBTQ+ family organization
“Fresh, warm, sassy, and smart... Lisa’s voice is a delight! I was enchanted by this book.” — Alexia La Fortune, Author of Sex, Love, and Spirit
"Ashes to Ink… a power punch of a book written by the glorious Lisa Lucca. Filled with rage and anger and sorrow and more unleashed anger…and much humor and love...human emotion in each chapter. Lisa's memoir is all about LOVE, the wanting, the needing, the longing, the acceptance, the fear of love, the need for love. From a parent whose lifestyle flattens her to the seeking of love with men who challenge her (unconsciously) to finding the right one. This is a memoir about family - the down and dirty - about love, about searching... and forgiveness. This book is filled with so much truth, so many untamed feelings, so much rawness… a memoir that gives you ample time to hold your breath and exhale. Read it, devour it, allow yourself to creep into the uncomfortableness. Life is filled with discomfort and unease - Lisa gives us all the rare opportunity to see ourselves in the dazzling, and magnificent mirror she holds up for us." — Amy Ferris, Marrying George Clooney, Confessions from a Midlife Crisis
About the Book
Acceptance struggles to emerge from a cocoon of family secrets . . .
After her parents' divorce in 1974, Lisa Lucca's idyllic Midwestern childhood is shattered when she learns her father is gay. Sworn to secrecy, she begins carrying the emotions of her family like a cracked bucket, making a mess as she embarks on a life of rebellious choices.
Decades later, faced with the aftermath of her father’s death, Lisa revisits the complicated relationship she had with him, delving deeper into the stories she’s held about love, sexuality, and the family she comes from with a shimmering clarity that arises from her grief.
A story of heartache and the power of forgiveness, Ashes to Ink shines a light on the challenges of living true to who we are, especially for single parents.
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Meet the Author
Lisa Lucca’s work has been published in several publications and anthologies, most recently in Crone Rising. She is the co-author of the epistolary memoir, You Are Loved, with her partner, Mark Mathias, a love story she will continue telling in her next book.
She shares a home with Mark in the high desert of southern New Mexico where she continues her work as a life coach, and hosts a weekly public radio show, Live True, bringing insightful and engaging interviews to her listeners. The show streams globally at lccommunityradio.org where the shows are available in the archives.
connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodread
She shares a home with Mark in the high desert of southern New Mexico where she continues her work as a life coach, and hosts a weekly public radio show, Live True, bringing insightful and engaging interviews to her listeners. The show streams globally at lccommunityradio.org where the shows are available in the archives.
connect with the author: website ~ twitter ~ facebook ~ instagram ~ goodread
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Enter the Giveaway
ASHES TO INK by Lisa Lucca Spotlight Book Tour Giveaway
Thanks for being the first stop on my tour! I'm excited to share my book with your followers and offer a chance to win a copy. If you like Ashes to Ink, and you want to get a peek at the actual emails between Mark and I, check out You Are Loved: An email memoir the book we wrote together. Have a good day, all! ~Lisa
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