Books

Barb Greenberg / author, speaker, women's divorce coach
(based in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota)

After the Ball:
  
A Woman's Tale of Reclaiming Happily Ever After
by Barb Greenberg

Divorced after thirty-three years, Barb worked through her pain, found healing and wholeness, and was determined to share what she had learned. Her book After the Ball, which began as a story for divorced and divorcing women, blossomed into a tale for all women seeking to reconnect with their strength and power and wisdom. As with her first book, Hope Grew Round Me, Barb uses her personal experience to inspire courage and offer hope to her readers.

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Imagine yourself in a shelter seeking refuge from domestic violence.  Then imagine receiving a special gift - this beautiful little book that reminds you of the power you have to transform your life.

The modern-day fairy tale, After the Ball, offers women in crisis a vision of how they can weave the fabric of their lives into a new, healthy, safe future.

With your tax-deductible donation of books to one of our special non-profit partners listed below, or to the non-profit of your choice, you can share the gift of hope and make a difference in the lives of women striving to heal from abuse.
 
"After the Ball is a book about beauty and worth and is a simple reminder that the fairy tale does not end, it just takes a new path.  After my own devastating abuse and divorce, this book would have confirmed to me that there was a beautiful, powerful princess within me who would once again go Back to the Ball and reclaim her happily ever after." C. P.

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• Tubman - www.tubman.org - Empowers women struggling with violence, substance abuse, & mental health issues. Provides supportive housing and treatment.
• Cornerstone - www.cornerstonemn.org - Provides safe housing for women of domestic abuse.  Builds sustainable self-reliance and revives the human spirit.
• Women's Advocates - www.wadvocates.org - Building non-violent futures one family at a time.
• Perspectives Family Center - www.perspectives-family.org - Helping homeless and recovering families re-enter economic and social mainstream.
• Home Free - www.homefreeprograms.org - A safe haven for women and children who have needed to flee their homes due to domestic violence.

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After the Ball Reviews
 

“Every once in a while a book comes along that has you telling everyone about it.  This is After the Ball, a truly inspirational book for women – single, married, widowed, or re-singled.  … With Hundreds of self-help books for women in relationships, this lovely little book  (from the amazing cover to the last word) is truly a gift to your friends, sisters, daughters – all women in your life.”
  Elizabeth Bright – Armchair Interviews

“When I got married I thought all my Cinderella dreams would come true.  Barb Greenberg’s book, After the Ball, gave me hope after having experienced a divorce.  Her book is a joy to read.  It is encouraging, hopeful, comforting, healing with humor and helpful for anyone who thinks they have lost their little girl dreams forever.”
  Peggy Sacco – Independent Executive Sale Director, Mary Kay, Inc.

"A beautiful book with a strong story and message, lovelying crafted with artwork."
  Norma Smith Olson - Minnesota Women's Press

 "I'm going to share your book with all my girlfriends who have also lost their Prince!"
  Rhonda Cady - owner La Pinata, Albuquerque Old Town

"Simple but Powerful."
  Lynn Vorvick - consultant

“Every woman needs to read this book.”
  Rokelle Lerner - Author and Psychotherapist

Hope Grew Round Me:
 
A Daughter's Life-Threatening Accident Plants the Seeds of a Mother's Self-Discovery
by Barb Greenberg

The middle of the night phone call...
The flight half way around the world...
The vigil by a daughter's hospital bed...

As her child heals, a mother discovers pieces of herself that are broken and damaged. And while mother and daughter take different journeys, both lives are repaired.

This is one woman's journey from crisis to transformation. Though it is a personal account, the themes of courage and healing and of love are universal. We each have our own journey to take and every one is unique in its details. By sharing her story, Barb hopes to inspire and encourage others to honor every step.

Hope Grew Round Me Reviews 
 

“Hope Grew Round Me” is a memoir, beautifully written by author Barb Greenberg, which focuses on the series of events that followed a middle of the night phone call advising Barb and her husband that their daughter had been seriously injured in an accident nearly 10,000 miles away in Australia.  In those first moments and hours, Barb describes the anxiety, the uncertainty, the confusion, the anguish and the desperation as they make phone calls and flight plans and a hurried rush to the airport.  Told in such heart wrenching words, the reader feels the breath caught in one’s throat, the enhanced sounds, the feeling of helplessness and fear as it took hours and hours to reach their daughter’s bedside.

Continue reading on Examiner.com
Hope Grew Round Me: Book Review - Minneapolis Writing | Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-minneapolis/hope-grew-round-me-book-review-review#ixzz1nbp0j2Vl

"Greenberg has taken her hope to a new level in a brilliantly written book out of the depths of her life.  She knows that hope grows, evolves, and eventually flowers." Bernard Raskas, Professor Emeritus, Macalester College, Rabbi Laureate, Temple of Aaron, St. Paul, MN.

"Letting me into your life was a powerful experience. Your words and courage in making them public have added to my confidence about my own choices of the past ten years."-Ann Wharton, Program Director, Criterion-Mattapan Early Intervention Program

Hope Grew Round Me teaches us to ask the important questions and gives us permission to take the time to answer those questions...a book filled with emotion that will haunt you long after you've finished...I couldn't put this book down. -Andrea Sisco, Armchair Interviews

"There is so much love and courage spillling out of this book." Sarah R.