Our Divide

"Our Divide is a spellbinding story of the tragic, harrowing start to young woman's adulthood, told with exquisite detail and an honesty that had me by the throat. From the first page, Harrison pulled me into mosquito-ravaged summers and icy winters of Northern Minnesota, as she struggled to find her way through unspeakable trauma and unbearable loneliness."
-Marj Charlier, author of The Rebel Nun

"In Our Divide one gets the feeling that author LaDonna Harrison has literally exhumed her past, bringing to the reader the heart, soul, and blood of a young woman weaving through her chaotic life. Harrison's earnestness and openness threads her story with a passion, confusion, and desperate need to not just survive but ultimately and remarkably to turn her life around with success."
-Ken Luber, author of The Sun Jumpers and Match to the Heart

"Our Divide is a deeply personal memoir about LaDonna's life as a young woman, who is thrust into adulthood by an unhealthy attraction to a violent man. She writes candidly about their brief but passionate romance, her pregnancy, his devastating illness, and her search for self and purpose. I felt a personal connection to this story, the attraction to a powerful man and the conflicting emotions, as well as the feelings of waiting and hoping for a loved one to recover from a devastating illness. LaDonna's skills as a writer give you the feeling that you're walking that journey with her."
-Mary Aalgaard, Play off the Page blog

"LaDonna Harrison bares heart and soul in this beautifully written and compassionate memoir that digs deep. A story of love and survival through unimaginable hardship."
-Cyrus Nowrasteh, director of The Stoning of Soraya M. and The Young Messiah