Laura Blogs!

Though I've never previously considered blogging before, the actual process of publishing, releasing and marketing a book, as well as the intricate complexities of starting over in life, as we must all do at some point or another, are all worth writing about. Daily life in Manhattan is a topic that I'm currently most passionate about, as this ever-changing city provides a continuous lesson about letting go and beginning anew.

My book, Kid Rex, is a journey based on many aspects of growing into one's self. It deals with coming into adulthood in New York City, complex inner struggles like anorexia nervosa, and about actively searching for answers to what identifies us, as individuals. These are issues that we all must face at some point or another. It is a book that is specific enough about anorexia to help people actually get better. But it is also a well written piece about humanity and hope and the struggle we all go through to discover who we are in this short, tumultuous journey of life. In this way it is relatable to everyone, as the anorexia is not just an illness but a metaphor for the kinds of challenges that we all must face.
This book is also about the amazing joined and individual power of women. My strength to overcome my illness and explore my fears derives greatly from a network of supportive women that I am able to surround myself with. This notion is carried out through the entire text.
Kid Rex takes place mostly in New York, and the city becomes another of the interesting and vivid personalities that are explored along the way. Finally, it is a story about family and the kind of strength found in love, that amazingly powerful force that is beyond our understanding and our human notions of right and wrong, good and evil, acceptable or not.