Reaching the Shore: A Story of Survival, Courage and Endurance By Davin Jake Douma and Bonnie Jane Hall Reaching the Shore is a memoir about the famous murder trial of a sixteen-year-old boy that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1980s. Written by the mother of the boy, she kept a journal of everything that happened, how she felt and what she experienced during the twenty-seven years of her son's incarceration. This is an incredibly thoughtful, brave, and beautifully written one-of-a-kind memoir about the life of a vulnerable young woman who was shocked to the core by an unexpected and surreal tragedy. She suffered decades of anguish without self-pity, never giving up. It is the story about a boy's "extraordinary heroism of using the constraints, horrors and obscenities of his surroundings to propel him into a quest of personal growth, self-discipline and personal enlightenment," remarks writer and educator Susan Wilkins. The reader will be amazed by the power of intuition and foreknowledge demonstrated by the mother and by the resilience of both mother and son. There are several unexpected and surprising conclusions to the story. Readers will come away with the realization that they too can rise above their circumstances and triumph. "You write with focus, clarity, and intensity, and we all feel the raw emotions that you so bravely reveal to us," says David Aretha, author of over 70 books.