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This is Kelly Holden's story of losing a husband she loved immensely and understanding that finding love again does not mean you stop loving the first person. It is a story of grief, healing, and hope. Her life, like many others, resembles broken pottery. The key to being happy is finding beauty in these imperfections, which is from where the title of the book comes. Kintsugi is a centuries-old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery and transforming it into a network of art with gold. "Kin" means "gold," and "tsugi" means "joinery." Kintsugi pertains to the Zen ideal of wabi sabi, the concept of embracing imperfection. It also relates to finding value and beauty in imperfections and blemishes.
About the author
A Cincinnati, Ohio, native, Kelly Holden earned a degree in journalism at Franklin College in Indiana and had always dreamed of publishing a novel. She had written short stories, novels, and wannabe books. But this is her first published book, which she started as a cathartic exercise to process the grief of losing her husband, Nick, to leukemia in 2013.Since then, she has shared her journey with many and hopes this book will help others heal from tragedy and loss.Kelly was blessed to find love again and shares her life with her husband, Keith, their four wonderful children, and a dog. She loves to travel any chance she can and spends her free time reading, attending concerts, and hosting pool parties and cookouts for friends and family.She attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University and is an attorney. She proudly lives in Cincinnati, and is a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, and FC Cincinnati.
