Bookin' with Bingo: THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING: REVIEW, WINNERS & BONUS WINNER

THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING
BY HOPE EDELMAN

MY REVIEW of THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING:

THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING is certainly that and much more as it is filled with everything from history, cultural studies, mysticism, and amazing natural beauty so well described by Hope Edelman. In this book you find the memoir of mother who travels a long way, and not just physically, in order to find out what is wrong with her child.

Edelman's daughter, 3-year old Maya, seems like a fairly normal kid who at that age is very creative and imaginative, and active! She has an imaginary friend she calls Dodo which may not be anything unusual especially for a child with no younger siblings. However, Dodo is more than a normal imaginary friend as when Dodo is around, Maya reacts in more than a usual way in that she will bite, hit, and even attack with a very unusual strength for someone of her tiny size. Things go to extremes when Dodo won't let Maya do things like take her medicine or eat foods she normally likes. Mrs. Edelman and even her husband begin to think Dodo doesn't want Maya to be well when she is sick. So when all outlets have been tried at home, they decide on a rather unconventional alternative.

The chance to go to Belize comes up, and along with husband Uzi's belief in the healing powers of nature, they go on "vacation" to find an answer for Maya. They make the rugged trek from California, despite delays and awful conditions, no matter that Maya is sick with a croupy cough, they have their minds made up. With Dodo coming along to make things worse, they entrust their most precious daughter to a shaman, or tribal medicine man,there.

What makes the rest of the book work is what happens as it is so expertly described by Edelman naturally as she lived it. Does everything work out for Maya and she is healed? Will Dodo go away? What do Uzi and Hope find out not just about Maya but about themselves and their marriage? One thing for sure is that they come to believe in THE POSSIBILITY OF EVERYTHING and after reading this unusual memoir, the question is, do you?

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