A Memoir by Mike Critelli
Inspired by the words of Angelina Speier
The conclusion to a digital-age memoir celebrating life, family, and spirituality in the small town of Goleta.
“It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.”
Growing up on the baseball diamond, Kevin Speier must’ve heard that saying a thousand times, but he couldn’t fully get behind it. He hated–hated–to lose. So when cancer came for Kev, at age thirty-two, his competitive spirit came out swinging. Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy…he could handle anything and everything that was thrown at him. Until he couldn’t.
Lemons and Ladybugs: Part II is a story about what it means to still win after you’ve already struck out.
Kevin’s wife Angel spent sixteen long, brutal months not only caring for him, but chronicling their saga online. Desperate to make something good from the bad, she enlists the help of her cousin, Mike–a screenwriter turned novelist–to help her tell it.
Uplifting, heartbreaking, and occasionally hilarious, this gripping conclusion reminds us what truly matters in the end. Since Kevin can’t speak for himself, everyone else has to step up to the plate, to carry his memory home.
Set in the small town of Goleta, California, Lemons and Ladybugs Part II is original, inspirational non-fiction for the social media age.
If you haven’t begun this journey yet, learn more about Lemons and Ladybugs, and grab your copy now, available on Amazon.com.
PAST EVENT!
Please join us on Sunday, December 14 from 3-5pm in Goleta, where this magical story takes place.
RSVP with your party count to info@critellicreative.com.
