Blurb
Sandwiched between one migraine and the next, Viive’s life is like those choose-your-own-adventure books you read as a kid, only less fun and with a lot more drugs. And lately, as her bosses politely march her toward a vacation that might never end, even the good days seem like a struggle for survival.
Faced with frustration from her loved ones and the dark machinations of a new coworker, Viive feels herself getting pulled under by guilt, apologies, and workplace shenanigans. But then she meets the Migraine Mafia, a quirky, vibrant support group, and her fragile camouflage begins to crumble. She discovers that a room full of strangers just might be able to change the way she views her illness—and realizes that if she doesn’t learn to ask for help, her health isn’t the only thing she stands to lose.
Sometimes painful, frequently hilarious, never dull, The Migraine Mafia is the story of one woman’s life-altering decision to thrive in the face of chronic illness.
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Author Info
Maia left the tech
sector to write about sock thievery, migraines, and...the tech sector. She
lives on the Danforth in Toronto with her better half, John.
The Sock Wars is
her debut novel. The first chapter of The Sock Wars was published as a short
story/novel excerpt titled Irish Drinking Socks, and became a Kobo bestselling short story. The Sock Wars has been a top-100 digital
bestseller on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and the iBookstore, as well as a genre
and Writing Life bestseller on Kobo.
Maia's next novel
will be released in December 2013: The Migraine Mafia, a story about a nerdy
thirtysomething's quest to come to terms with a chronic illness.
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I wrote a whole post here on how I added this book and the Sock Wars book to my TBL at amazon.com and entered to with The Migraine Mafia at Goodreads, and the internet ate it! LOL Needless to say, my whole family deals with migraines, and it starts out when we are very young. I love reading books I can relate to and read when I need to feel like I belong to something like a Migraine Mafia! I use a heating pad wrapped around my head, a dark and quiet room, prescription migraine meds, and lots of loving massages from my Fiance' to help me deal with my chronic and severe migraines! I hope I win! Thank you so much for bringing this new author and books to my attention, because they are books that really sound like they fit me as a reader! Thank you for the giveaway, too! kbinmich AT yahoo DOT com
ReplyDeleteI have luckily never had one but I've heard that drinking LOTS of water can stop migraines. I feel so sorry for those people who suffer from them.
ReplyDeleteI take some aleve and hide in the dark for a nap & then pray that it goes away!
ReplyDeleteI sometimes get stress induced migraines, so I usually take some aspirin. Ginger tea sometimes helps too.
ReplyDeleteSLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hold really still in the dark and quiet. It doesn't actually make it go away, but it keeps me from being devoured by the beast.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO fortunate that I don't have migraines.
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