Dance into the Light is a story of finding one's feet after tragedy. Like ballerinas at the barre, challenges beset the author one after the other. She shares her despair through poignant journaling and prayerful pleas. Readers will cheer Beverley on through each step, whether she's on her toes or flat-footed. Running through the park with her dogs or finding peace in still waters with her kayak. Bev's anguish is tempered with the conviction that her synchronized intentions might not be enough to steer her sister towards a better life. She realizes grace dancing into the light.

Honouring the beautiful moments on a hard journey; moving, raw, honest and poignant self-reflection, Dance into the Light shows the power of love, courage and resilience in the face of excruciating heartache.

I found this book therapeutic (for myself) as it caused me to explore my own approach to the dysfunction of my family, my need to be the caregiver, my need to control, my tendency to martyrdom. These were hard truths to face but freeing in the journey. It gave me great personal insight.

An intensely moving and heartbreaking memoir. A must-read for anyone who has cared deeply about a loved one. Following the tragic discovery of her youngest sister's death by suicide, the author includes the reader in her healing journey. Through reflections spanning the 51 years of her sister's life, Brewer shares her own vulnerabilities as she attempts to rescue her sister from herself. Love does not conquer all. With the backdrop of challenging family dynamics, her husband's 4th stage cancer and her aging father's physical decline, she shares her journey through grief and life lessons learned as she moved beyond the darkness. Her devotion, resilience and path of self-discovery are inspirational.

In her engaging and moving memoir, Bev shows how to make a life for herself after mothering a sister who does not want to live. Dance into the Light is a book that educates by modeling the emotional and generational process of coming to understand what happened and what is now possible.

Bev Brewer, the author of the memoir, Dance into the Light, tells the story of her process of recovery from her youngest sister’s downward spiral into addiction and suicide. As if discovering her sister hanging in her father’s den closet was not enough, Bev also endured her mother’s death, her father’s move into long-term care and her husband’s stage four cancer. Bev wrote this loving and searingly honest story of reclaiming her life in the process of healing from these traumatic life events. Dance into the Light is a wonderful resource for women in midlife, struggling families, social workers and police services, anyone dealing with mental illness, alcoholism and despair.