The Hard Truth About Sunshine

By: Sawyer Bennett

Narrated by: Lance Greenfield

New York Times best-selling author Sawyer Bennett has written her most gripping and poignant tale yet. Provocatively heart-breaking, audaciously irreverent and romantically fulfilling, The Hard Truth About Sunshine exposes just how very thin the line is between a full life and an empty existence.

An angry, bitter amputee.

An optimist losing her eyesight.

A dying kid.

A suicidal thief.

Four people with nothing in common but their destination.

Despite having narrowly escaped death's clutches, Christopher Barlow is grateful for nothing. His capacity to love has been crushed. He hates everyone and everything, completely unable to see past the gray stain of misery that coats his perception of the world. It's only after he involuntarily joins a band of depressed misfits who are struggling to overcome their own problems, does Christopher start to re-evaluate his lot in life.

What could they possibly learn from one another? How could they possibly help each other to heal? And the question that Christopher asks himself over and over again...can he learn to love again?

He's about to find out as he embarks upon a cross country trip with a beautiful woman who is going blind, a boy with terminal cancer, and an abuse victim who can't decide whether she wants to live or die.

They will encounter adventure, thrills, loss, and love.

And within their travels they will learn the greatest lesson of all.

The hard truth about sunshine...

Warning: This book deals with some tough issues including suicide and sexual abuse.

©2017 Sawyer Bennett (P)2017 Sawyer Bennett

A strong story worth reading and listening to

I enjoyed listening to this story. There were parts I missed when reading this book. Sawyer Bennett wrote a story for the times. Christopjher is a former marine angry with the world. Connor is a dead kid walking. Barb is a tough chick and Jillian is a ray of sunshine
They are on a trip.that none of them know how it will end. It is a roller coaster ride of emotions. Even though I was not in the military I related to Christopher. This is a story that will leave you contemplating it when you finish. I couldnt bring myself to do anything else. I just sat there drained.
I really liked how the narrator sounded when he read the part of Christopher but not so much Jillians part.

Wow

It was hard to put this one down. 4 lives who need each other to overcome obstacles that no one else understands. I definately recommend this audio book. Beware foul language at the beginning and then it slowly changes into a beautiful story.

Stunning & Beautiful

I loved this book! This book will stay with me for a long time. A top read of the year for sure.

Good but slow

I liked that the story line was so different but for reason I couldn't get into it. I started & stopped it 3x before I finished it. It was a good story and well written.

Heartbreakingly poignant and soul shattering

Heartbreakingly poignant and soul shattering. My emotions are fractured after listening to this story but I need to write a few words. Sawyer Bennett has delivered a brilliant, emotional story of hope and loss, of pain and courage. I was determined not to read this book, well not anytime soon, but instead of reading it I listened to it on audio. This book is confronting on numerous levels but I am eternally grateful that I found the courage to listen. The Truth About Sunshine is burned into my soul. Thank you Sawyer Bennett.