Terrible Omens
Happiness Is the Other Way By Alane Gray Non-fiction/Memoir Paperback $16.00 U.S/ $22.00 CAN eBook $11.99 Also available through:
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Terrible Omens: Happiness Is the Other Way is a darkly witty, fast-paced ride through a fifteen-year relationship that starts with a twenty-something romance and ends in divorce. It is the story of a marriage that is eventually unmasked to reveal its true self—a strangely hilarious horror story.
This betrothal ends in betrayal with a seemingly endless stream of undeniable warning signs along the way—a crazy mother-in-law, unauthorized photocopies of a private journal, a wannabe biker chiropractor, paranormal visions, zombie fantasies, and transient lunacy. Real life is more horrific than the exploding home-brew beer buckets and ghosts that occasionally haunt the house.
Alane Gray's story is an unflinching cautionary tale about what happens when hormones and social expectations lead two young people to say “I do” when they should have said “I don’t.” When the signs all point to the exits—they keep running the wrong way.
This betrothal ends in betrayal with a seemingly endless stream of undeniable warning signs along the way—a crazy mother-in-law, unauthorized photocopies of a private journal, a wannabe biker chiropractor, paranormal visions, zombie fantasies, and transient lunacy. Real life is more horrific than the exploding home-brew beer buckets and ghosts that occasionally haunt the house.
Alane Gray's story is an unflinching cautionary tale about what happens when hormones and social expectations lead two young people to say “I do” when they should have said “I don’t.” When the signs all point to the exits—they keep running the wrong way.
Awards & Recognition
Silver/2nd Place Winner - Memoir/Biography Category
2019 Feathered Quill Book Awards "Usually only historical and celebrity memoirs are raved about, but I absolutely loved this. I thought the plot was amazing - as if fiction joined up with non-fiction and made a perfect formula... The plot was fun for a memoir, but it was told in a fictional way, so that there was humor as well as horror mixed in... Well done! It definitely kept my attention." -Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges' Comments |
BlueInk Notable Book
STARRED REVIEW Author Alane Gray’s wicked, self-deprecating sense of humor turns the tale of her doomed marriage into a raucous, page-turning ride in Terrible Omens: Happiness is the Other Way... This autopsy of an ill-fated betrothal is raw, fast-paced and darkly funny—a guilty pleasure that should appeal to the voyeur in us all. Like a smoldering train wreck, readers will find it hard to look away. Also available as an ebook. -BlueInk Review |
More Reviews
Publishers Weekly
"Gray’s intense memoir serves as a warning for individuals and couples to not get 'stuck running around hoping for the perfect next step to appear.'" -Publishers Weekly |
Kirkus Reviews
"In prose overflowing with a healthy dose of sarcastic humor, considerable anger, and an ample supply of recriminations (self- and otherwise), Gray chronicles the 15 mostly dysfunctional years they spent together, from the time they met until they parted. In her engrossing, sharp-edged book, the author—who sometimes overindulges in cathartic expletives—shows that abuse comes in many forms...Readers will find themselves frequently yelling at her, “Get out now!” A compelling and disturbing reminder to heed those inner warning lights.
-Kirkus Reviews
"In prose overflowing with a healthy dose of sarcastic humor, considerable anger, and an ample supply of recriminations (self- and otherwise), Gray chronicles the 15 mostly dysfunctional years they spent together, from the time they met until they parted. In her engrossing, sharp-edged book, the author—who sometimes overindulges in cathartic expletives—shows that abuse comes in many forms...Readers will find themselves frequently yelling at her, “Get out now!” A compelling and disturbing reminder to heed those inner warning lights.
-Kirkus Reviews
Foreword Reviews
“Beginning with self-deprecating humor and moving toward devastation and finally strength, Alane Gray’s memoir Terrible Omens traces a marriage from its college-age fruition to its violent, heartbreaking, yet much-relieving end.
“…scenes include mood-setting details and vivid imagery and prove entertaining because of this. Life-like dialogue exponentially increases the book’s tension, and portions of the text read like well-plotted fiction…The text is even poetic when appropriate and ably conveys precise emotions...
“Terrible Omens is a memoir of abuse and escape that is by turns humorous and tragic.”
-Foreword Review
“Beginning with self-deprecating humor and moving toward devastation and finally strength, Alane Gray’s memoir Terrible Omens traces a marriage from its college-age fruition to its violent, heartbreaking, yet much-relieving end.
“…scenes include mood-setting details and vivid imagery and prove entertaining because of this. Life-like dialogue exponentially increases the book’s tension, and portions of the text read like well-plotted fiction…The text is even poetic when appropriate and ably conveys precise emotions...
“Terrible Omens is a memoir of abuse and escape that is by turns humorous and tragic.”
-Foreword Review
Reader Views
"...Gray’s writing style is unique. She uses a blend of romantic comedy and zombie apocalypse thriller to stage her stories of married life. The level of reality and humor she employs certainly is entertaining...truth is stranger than fiction."
-Reader Views
"...Gray’s writing style is unique. She uses a blend of romantic comedy and zombie apocalypse thriller to stage her stories of married life. The level of reality and humor she employs certainly is entertaining...truth is stranger than fiction."
-Reader Views
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