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“Renee brings healing full circle as, years later, she moves toward active, radical forgiveness in a face-to-face encounter with the past. The result is complex and heartening, a feat of empathy. Healing, forgiveness, and a marvelous road trip power this touching memoir.”

Comparable Titles: Lysa Terkeurst’s Forgiving What You Can’t Forget, and Stephanie Foo’s What My Bones Know.

“Nine Days is a journey of healing, rebuilding trust, and forgiveness after a traumatic event. A Mother’s love guiding the way in that journey. Michelle Renee’s memoir is both heartbreaking and inspiring, with moments where we are tempted to lose faith in humanity, only to have it strengthened by the love between a Mother and her Daughter in their quest to live.”

“Michelle’s courage to share her story and ‘go on’ in hopes of inspiring others to live beyond their trauma is something for each and every one of us to take inspiration from. Read Nine Days and let her grit, deep love for her daughter and commitment to healing her life help you create the path forward.”

“Equally exhilarating, tragic, and transformative. NINE DAYS is raw and beautifully written.”

Michelle’s and Breea’s story inspires me to be a better man. By taking responsibility for her future and freeing herself from the prison of the past, Michelle uses the power of forgiveness to heal what would have destroyed most people. Thank you for sharing all you experienced and learned.

Michelle Renee’s memoir is incredibly inspiring, not just because of the rollercoaster of traumatic events that occur throughout her life, but because of her ability to keep her heart open, and listen to the voice of her Soul. She was unshakable in her determination to not allow the circumstances of life to close her heart. I bow to her as a mother. The story is at times harrowing, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant. Michelle proves that we are in control of our own lives and our destiny. Thank you Michelle for having the courage to share your story — it’s incredibly inspiring!

I am amazed at the trust she had on this trip; how fully and openly she lives after all her trauma and tragedies. I can attest, she lives with her SOUL WIDE OPEN and she shares her story in hopes everyone who reads this book does too!

Michelle’s story is incredible. She is the definition of resilience and perseverance. Anyone looking for hope, healing, and forgiveness would enjoy this book.

Michelle and her daughter exhibited unbelievable resilience in the face of many life events that would have kept most of us down. Reading their story of grit, forgiveness passion, and undying love inspires us all!!

Nine Days takes you on the journey alongside Michelle. At first read it pulls you in. Her incredible journey of healing is inspiring.

This book is focused on healing, relationships, and learning to live freely without the chains of trauma. This is about the resilience of the human spirit, a mother’s love, transformation, redemption, and self-discovery.

This book is so wonderful in many ways. As soon as I purchased it and started reading I knew I was not going to be able to put the book down. The beginning is so sweet and exciting and scary , yet you as the reader, are anxious to read about Michelle’s journey. Very impressed that a person could go through so much and have a giant heart at the end. Makes you grateful for life and reminds us what really should matter. Highly recommend this book.

Michelle takes you on her healing journey. LOVE LOVE LOVE the book. Took me less then 5 hours from start to finish. She is honest and makes you think. Great book to be reread again and again. Truly a healing experience if read with an open mind and soul. I would recommend as Michelle lays it all out there and allows you to journey with her as she learns forgiveness and to truly be happy with herself. I learned so much by being open to allowing myself to heal.

“Equally exhilarating, tragic, and transformative. NINE DAYS is raw and beautifully written.”

“Michelle’s courage to share her story and ‘go on’ in hopes of inspiring others to live beyond their trauma is something for each and every one of us to take inspiration from. Read Nine Days and let her grit, deep love for her daughter and commitment to healing her life help you create the path forward.”

“Nine Days is a journey of healing, rebuilding trust, and forgiveness after a traumatic event. A Mother’s love guides the way in that journey. Michelle Renee’s memoir is both heartbreaking and inspiring, with moments where we are tempted to lose faith in humanity, only to have it strengthened by the love between a Mother and her Daughter in their quest to live.”

“Michelle Renee has written a very compelling book detailing her and her daughter’s traumatic victimization. But instead of hiding from it, she became a spokesperson for Violent Trauma Awareness and now offers hope and encouragement to others who have experienced similar events in their lives. There is no higher virtue.”

“Michelle Renee has an inspiring story of survival as a victim-survivor of violent crime. We have worked together to promote restorative justice via The Justice & Reconciliation Project (JRP). Michelle is an over-comer who is compassionate and committed to positive change.”

“Michelle is an inspired speaker with a depth of knowledge. She moved our group of ex-offenders to self-reflection…not an easy task.”