Into the Light!

Second in Smith's memoir trilogy, INTO THE LIGHT! WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, FOLLOW THE FISH! continues the first book, OUT OF THE FOG! , recipient of the Non-Fiction Authors Assoc. recent &quote;Gold Award&quote; and many five-star reader reviews. In this sequel, INTO THE LIGHT!, Smith continues to amaze and astound her readers with the faith, hope and courage she acquires during her seven-year 4,000+mile spiritual odyssey sailing mostly solo in the Pacific, sometimes with her rebellious teenage daughter, always with her faithful Chihuahua. After escaping from a 16-year emotionally abusive marriage, Smith buys a 35-foot sailboat and teaches herself to sail. She celebrates her 43rd birthday, then takes off for ports unknown using just a compass, a chart and a prayer and with eight years of sobriety tucked into her new &quote;life jacket&quote;. INTO THE LIGHT! finds the author and her daughter leaving the San Benitos Islands some 400 miles off the coast as they hurry back to the Baja to beat a life-threatening storm. Readers who enjoy travelling and adventures will sail right along with her down the Coast of Baja California, Mainland Mexico, and Central America. Book-lovers will meet wonderful Mexican fishermen, locals who don't speak English, and even perfect strangers, who offer help, friendship and companionship to Smith and her teenaged daughter all along the way. The friends they make at recovery meetings they attend prove invaluable. The two realize how small and communal our divided world really can be. They become part of a larger Community that helps them grow with grace and gratitude, one day at a time. This heart-warming true story offers hope and healing to all.