Josiane Umutoni Shares A LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER

By: Apr. 16, 2015
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When Josiane Umutoni was working in a center for treatment and research for AIDS, she met a young girl who was HIV+ and just lost her mother. This girl did not have any hope for her future. She gave up on medication and almost on life. Umutoni did not have the chance to talk to this girl whose difficult situation prompted her to write "A Letter to My Daughter" (published by Xlibris) to remind everyone that losing a mother is hard but at the end of the day, one must not let oneself down.

This story revolves around the character of April, a mother who was made aware that there is a chance she might not be able to raise her daughter named Anick. Because of this grim reality, April decided to write a book for Anick. It was crafted in the form of a letter dishing out advices and thoughts about life. Through the book, Anick also learned the history of her motherland.

"Nearly a million people were killed in Rwanda in April of 1994 because of how they were born," says Umutoni. "I do believe people care as to what really happened and would like to know the details."

Told from a mother's perspective, "A Letter to My Daughter" is Umutoni's first book. It tells a touching story that hopes to encourage readers to live a life filled with compassion for others.

"A Letter to My Daughter"
By Josiane Umutoni
Hardcover | 6 x 9in | 204 pages | ISBN 9781503546745
Softcover | 6 x 9in | 204 pages | ISBN 9781503546752
E-Book | 204 pages | ISBN 9781503546769
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble

About the Author
Josiane Umutoni (bebe) is a 22-year-old girl born in a country of a thousand hills. She is currently living in New York City. At only nine years old, she won a writing competition, a best story for children in a local magazine of her hometown. When she was in high school, she wrote different plays and short stories. "A Letter to My Daughter" is her first book and she is working on her second book, "Mama Land." Since her childhood, she has always turned her emotions into action and tried to be a catalyst for change in this world. Through inspiring stories, she believes she can make a difference. Readers can follow her on social network: josianeumutonibebe on Instagram and Twitter.

Xlibris Publishing, an Author Solutions, LLC imprint, is a self-publishing services provider created in 1997 by authors, for authors. By focusing on the needs of creative writers and artists and adopting the latest print-on-demand publishing technology and strategies, we provide expert publishing services with direct and personal access to quality publication in hardcover, trade paperback, custom leather-bound and full-color formats. To date, Xlibris has helped to publish more than 60,000 titles. For more information, visit xlibris.com or call 1-888-795-4274 to receive a free publishing guide. Follow us @XlibrisPub on Twitter for the latest news.



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