A Memoir of Loss, Escape, and Renewal
Memoir
Date Published: June 11, 2025
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
How does a young woman cope when she cannot speak the truth?
When nineteen-year-old Lenore experiences sexual assault while studying abroad in Italy, her entire world shifts. Survival becomes the focus of her daily life, physical illness grabs control of her body, and no one can free her from her pain. A ghost of herself, she takes the path of denial, believing it’s the only way to protect her loved ones and herself from her harsh reality.
On her journey toward peace, she assumes the expected roles of mother and wife, but a traumatic diagnosis puts her at a crossroads. She must start living the life she wants or roam her days as a victim in the chaos of fear. Lenore’s escape through travel allows her to reconcile the imprisonment she’s suffered over the years.
However, when another family tragedy strikes, Lenore understands she must finally come to terms with the silence she’s kept. But what if one incident that happened decades ago is too destructive, too deep to be excavated? Will she be able to find herself in the rubble? Or will she be lost forever?
Virtual Book Tour - May 19 - June 16
May 19 - RABT Book Tours - Kick Off
May 20 - Matters That Count - Spotlight*
May 21 - Book Junkiez - Excerpt
May 22 - The Faerie Review - Spotlight
May 23 - Girl With Pen - Excerpt
May 26 - My Bookmarked Reads - Spotlight
May 27 - The Avid Reader- Interview
May 28 - On a Reading Bender - Review
May 29 - Novel News Network - Review
May 30 - Momma and Her Stories - Excerpt
June 2 - Crossroad Reviews - Spotlight
June 3 - The Indie Express - Review
June 4 - Book Corner News and Reviews - Spotlight
June 5 - A Life Through Books - Interview
June 9 - Always Reading - Excerpt
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June 11 - Texas Book Nook - Review
June 12 - Tea Time and books - Spotlight
June 13 - My Reading Addiction - Interview
June 14 - Liliyana Shadowlyn - Spotlight
June 15 - Nana's Book Reviews - Spotlight
June 16 - RABT Reviews - Wrap Up
About the Author
Award-winning travel writer Lenore Greiner grew up in Marin County where, at thirteen, she began her writing journey as a lifelong journal keeper.
At nineteen, her passion for adventure led her to Italy’s heart to study at the University for Foreigners in Perugia and immerse herself in the language and culture. There, the seeds of her memoir were sown.
Lenore has garnered eight prestigious Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing and was honored in Best American Travel Writing 2013, edited by Elizabeth Gilbert. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Fodor’s travel guides, and three volumes of Shaking the Tree, an annual anthology curated by the International Memoir Writers Association.
A graduate of UC Davis, Lenore married her college sweetheart, and they now call Southern California home. They share two kids, two kayaks, and too many rambunctious grandkids.
Contact Links
Website: http://www.LenoreGreiner.com
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Purchase Links
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BarnesandNoble.com: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shattered-compass-lenore-greiner/1147508202?ean=2940181998551
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