The View from Seabrook
Seabrook Author Finds Healing through Writing
After suffering a serious stroke and a life-threatening bout of pneumonia, author Carol Behrman discovered the healing powers of writing and the Jersey Shore.
This is the second part of Seabrook Village author and resident Carol Behrman's account of her journey to writing and eventually, the Underground Railroad in her new book, Freedom Passage. Getting published can be difficult and frustrating, but I was lucky enough to achieve recognition as an author early on and to enjoy more than three decades of success writing fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. In 2004, I had just completed two new book manuscripts and sent them to the publisher. Then in one horrible, unforgettable moment, everything changed. I suffered a serious stroke. It kept me bedridden for a long time and was followed several years later by a near-fatal attack of pneumonia. It was a terrible time and I could…
