Author of 'When Angels Die' to Speak and Sell Books at North Texas Book Festival, 4/5
By: Christina Mancuso Mar. 28, 2014
A young single mother's world forever changed when she was raped and left for dead in her own home in July 1993. She survived, but her entire family was left with scars that took years to heal.
Caroline de Chavigny will sell and sign copies of her self-help book, "When Angels Die," from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the 14th Annual North Texas Book Festival at The Center for Visual Arts, 400 E. Hickory St., in Denton, Texas. A firsthand account of surviving a brutal rape, "When Angels Die" offers hope and guidance to those affected by rape and other traumas. The author also will discuss post-traumatic stress disorder and the healing process at 11: 45 a.m. at the festival. Like many survivors, it was many years before de Chavigny found the professional therapy that helped her family truly heal. She wrote "When Angels Die" as a form of self-help therapy because she couldn't find a book that offered a guide to rebuilding one's life after a rape. "It's so difficult for anyone who has been a crime victim to know what to do and how to deal with the flood of questions and fears that surface," de Chavigny said. "It takes time, but it's possible for crime victims to become crime survivors.Author Caroline de Chavigny was born in Montreal, Canada, and has a bachelor's degree in business. Through her latest book, "When Angels Die," de Chavigny aims to share how she overcame post-traumatic stress disorder after a vicious criminal attack, and she offers hope to others facing their own transitions from crime victims to survivors.
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