Her second book -- is worth the wait. The ranking she has on Amazon before it has even been released is well-deserved. It will climb, too, once the critics have had their say. I wouldn't be surprised if it makes it to #1 in no time.
I have never considered her a victim, but a hero, throughout all that's happened. She is a hero in every sense of the word. She was a hero in life -- not only politically, and as a lawyer and writer, but as a friend. She had a way of making everyone feel like they are the most special person on the face of this earth. She can never, ever be replaced. Tears cannot help but fall for such a special lady. "Tears are a necessary evil," she said. They are dreaded when they should be welcomed. Let them fall from your heart, then pick up the pieces and refuse to have let them fall in vain." That's exactly how I see Barbara now, too. She was so in tune, so sweet, so wise. . . . (I'll have a lot of pieces to pick up after I post this -- I've gone from crying to blubbering.)
Be well with your fellow angels, Barbara. You will never be forgotten. (And I will pick up the pieces of my heart that have fallen from my eyes, and make something worthwhile happen from them -- I promise you.)
