Beyond His Control

Book excerpt: Linda Hale Bucklin's Inspiring Story of Forgiveness and Resilience Beyond His Control is for anyone seeking to understand the power of forgiveness and resilience. Linda Hale Bucklin recounts her extraordinary life, the unraveling of her family, and her own journey of forgiveness. With this book, you will discover: • The power of resilience and overcoming adversity • The strength to forgive and find peace • How to make the most of your life, no matter the circumstances In March 1969, Linda learned of her vivacious mother's death, her right temple blown out by a bullet from her father's pistol. Was it suicide or homicide? Standing up to her father, Prentis Cobb Hale—heir to the Broadway/Hale Department Store fortune—Linda is disinherited and ostracized from the family she loves. The family unravels when her father marries Hollywood hostess Denise Minnelli, stepmother to Liza Minnelli. This book includes Linda's vivid account of her life, her father's decision to leave the family fortune to Denise Minnelli, and her own journey to forgiveness. It also includes her recollections of the family's 10,000-acre ranch, hunting trips to Africa and Alaska, and high society vignettes of a fourth-generation San Francisco family. With this book, you will find the power of resilience in overcoming adversity that brings life-transforming peace. REVIEWS: "...a jolting memoir." ~The New York Post" "...a book you won't be able to put down." ~David Patrick Columbia, New York Social Diary