Arnon Zamora's widow could not believe her eyes: "I started crying"
Michal, the widow of Israeli hero Arnon Zamora (of blessed memory), shared with excitement yesterday (Sunday) that her book, 'Greater Than the Sum of My Parts', has gone to a second printing less than a week after its launch. The widow of the Israeli hero defined this impressive achievement as a success and thanked the readers who purchased her book.
Michal, the widow of Israeli hero Arnon Zamora (of blessed memory), shared with excitement yesterday (Sunday) that the book she wrote, 'Greater Than the Sum of My Parts', has gone to a second printing — less than a week after its launch: "Immediately, of course, I started crying and also laughing at the same time." According to her, exactly a month ago she was asked what would constitute success, and she was 100% sure: "They will print more of it." The widow of the Israeli hero defined the impressive achievement as a success and did not miss the opportunity to thank the readers who purchased her book.
As recalled, upon the book's launch, she shared that the journey to writing it began a little over a year ago when she went to a writing retreat for war widows: "I discovered that through writing I manage to organize my soul, and there was a lot to organize." Two months later, she met a Yom Kippur War widow who told her that she writes for herself. "I told her about the retreat and said that I was also thinking of writing but didn't know how to start, and she said — 'You just start'."
Immediately after the meeting, "I went up to my study, opened the computer and just started." At first, she did not know that the writing would eventually become a book, "and even when I knew, I wasn't sure I would want to publish it. But I really felt how the written words were organizing my heart." According to her, at times, "the process was dismantling, Sisyphean, too overwhelming, and sometimes it filled my heart with a sense of pride and joy." And despite this, throughout the way "it felt right."
She also spoke about the moving creative process: "Yesterday morning, in a place called a 'bindery', they bound my book, from there it went to the warehouses and from there to the stores. On the shelves of bookstores across the country, my heart will be laid out so that you can read it if you want. And I hope you will want to." In conclusion, she shared honestly:
"It is scary to be exposed like this, especially after I worked so hard to return to the quiet. But in order to win this life and live it to the fullest, you need courage, and I choose to be brave."
