For the Love of Mama

On August 13, 2010, Trina Valdez's beloved seventy-eight-year-old mother could be found where she frequently was on a sunny day. She was quietly watering her magnificent, treasured flower garden. However, the very next moment, in broad daylight, her husband stole up behind her and shot her at point-blank range. The family never established a concrete reason for his chilling act, which was the last cruelty of many over the course of the couple's life together.

"For the Love of Mama: When daddy killed mama "shares the author's heart-wrenching journey working through the shock and grief of her mother's murder. Written in free verse, the book culls entries from the journals Valdez kept after the event. It spans the trajectory of accepting the unfathomable act to mining her deep faith in order to contend with her ordeal.

Created to help others who have experienced a similarly traumatic incident of domestic violence, "For the Love of Mama" is a tender, honest account of the unspeakable impulses of a man toward his wife. It is certain to offer solace to anyone who is facing a tragic loss, and inspiration to overcome the pain in the name of the dearly departed.