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Sherry Chapman
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Memoir
Skills: Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
Sherry Chapman is the award-winning author of How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss.
Sherry Chapman became an advocate for safe teen driving following the death of her nineteen-year-old son, Ryan, resulting from a car crash.
Sherry Chapman became an advocate for safe teen driving following the death of her nineteen-year-old son, Ryan, resulting from a car crash.
Sherry received national recognition in 2014 from Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety in Washington, D.C. as a Highway Safety Hero for her contributions to saving lives, preventing injuries, and making roads safer.
In 2017 Sherry was named as Connecticut’s Safety Champion in recognition of her "years of exceptional advocacy and leadership on teen driving issues."
Sherry currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, one dog, two cats, and an active hive of honey bees.
Sherry is busy working on her next book.
Sherry Chapman's books
How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss
-2020 Recipient, B.R.A.G. Medallion
-2020 Winner of the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in the category of Memoir
-2020 Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award in the category of Grief
-2020 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the genre of Non-Fiction - Grief/Hardship
How Much Big Is the Sky is a mother's searingly melodic and eloquent love song to her teenage son, Ryan, following his sudden death resulting from a car crash. Sherry Chapman captures the intimacy and immediacy of her experience with a rare combination of profound tenderness, literary skill, and raw candor. This stunning account of love and loss is structured in five parts resembling the various stages of grief. From the sudden blow of an early morning phone call to a mother's frantic advocacy to her final reflections on what remains, this book is unforgettable.
Includes Book Discussion Questions for your Book Club!