Published by IANOS, the book by Rena Kouvelioti, titled "Will You Love Me When I Can't Remember You?" is available. In this book, based on true events, renowned journalist Rena Kouvelioti, with a sharp and self-deprecating voice, captures the daily struggle of a mother who decides to raise her child alone, while simultaneously battling a serious health issue affecting her brain that leaves her with little time.
Childhood memories, truths, and emotions spring from her wounded soul and are captured in an "alphabetical list of values" filled with exhortations and lessons for her beloved son, as she is haunted by anxiety for his future when her memory will have "taken its final bow." A book that is a tribute to Love.
Excerpts from the book:
Her life, for all the years that followed, was just one word with five letters: "Love." She spoke to her little one before she even heard his heart beating steadily and insistently inside her for the first time… Every phrase ended with a "I love you"… And no, she didn't just love her little creature… but the entire world, because it was there that her little human would be born and live...
"The cure, my child, for all misfortunes and tragedies, wars, racism, sorrows, suffering, and humanity's sins lies within one word: "Love." This is the divine impulse that not only creates but also renews life; that gives each of us the strength to perform miracles if and when we desire it."
Biography:
Rena Kouvelioti was born in Thessaloniki, where she spent her childhood with her mother’s Minor Asian parents. She studied Psychology and Journalism, and recently completed her master's degree in Criminal Psychology. She has been actively journalism since 1993 and has worked at the ALPHA television station for the past twenty-three years. Her investigations have prompted numerous judicial interventions, some of which have been aired abroad. In 2013, she received the 1st journalism award from the President of the Republic from the Botsis Foundation for her research on Golden Dawn. She is a member of the Hellenic Journalists' Union, served as a professor of Investigative Journalism at a Vocational Training Institute, and has also been recognized for her documentaries. She is a single parent of two children and still believes that "for the sun to shine, it takes a lot of work"; that is why we must start...
