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All Is Not LOST
How I Friended Failure on the Island and Found a Way Home
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All Is Not LOST is the story of what happened when one woman set aside a lifelong dream in favor of her kids, only to find herself battling her own ego and unfulfilled ambition. Shannon Kenny Carbonell -- wife of actor Nestor Carbonell of LOST, Bates Motel, and The Morning Show fame -- knew she was making the better choice for her, no matter how painful, when she decided on full-time motherhood over career. Little did Shannon know she would soon find herself desperate to feed the part of her that was suddenly starved of creativity and accomplishment.
When she found out her family would be relocating to Oahu, Hawaii, while Nestor shot LOST, Shannon helped uproot their lives with as much true love and support as she could muster, thinking, ''I'll just have to be lost in the midst of LOST.'' But not long after the move, a torturous family fight revealed the burden of her loss was also weighing upon those closest to her. Just like the LOST survivors, she had crashed on an island that would test her, heal her, and surround her with the people who would eventually show her the way home.
With a no-holds-barred honesty that is raw, sometimes heartbreaking, and often hysterical, former working actress Shannon Kenny Carbonell tells her tale of attempting to reconcile her growing feelings of failure and sudden loss of her identity. This is her journey.
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"Both forthright and tenderly considerate, this book will be of interest to Lost fans but also to those who feel that their journeys have not lived up to their expectations."
Kirkus
A highly entertaining, intimate, and honest account of a woman s life at a crossroads, told against the psychological backdrop of Hollywood s demands and a young girl s dreams. Shannon has written a beautiful book all women will find themselves in. It is a great read.
Kerry Ehrin, screenwriter; producer; Emmy, Writers Guild, and Women s Image Network Award nominee Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, Bates Motel, and The Morning Show
Such an incredibly brave, raw, and beautiful book! All Is Not LOST is a story about Shannon s readjustment from the life she thought she d be living to the one she actually is. Her honesty is almost uncomfortable at times as she identifies so many truths that I also see in myself but that I daren t express. This is a must-read that will also satisfy your wanderlust, as Shannon captures the beauty of Hawaii and the profound way this place can touch you like no other.
Henry Ian Cusick, actor, writer, director Desmond Hume on LOST (Emmy nomination), Stephen Finch on Scandal, Marcus Kane on The 100, Russel Taylor on MacGyver
"Shannon s touching, chucklesome, and shoot-from-the-ovaries testimony reminds me that those obligatory ruts in life be it bereavement, heartbreak, or stuckness are things that are happening for me, not to me. How do we unleash the energy to move ahead of our creative dead ends? How do we overcome the unseen forces that stand in the way of inspiration? Read this gorgeous narrative. You just may give yourself the confidence and permission to move past your feeling of being stuck.
Vera Farmiga, actress; director; producer; Academy Award, Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Critics Choice, Independent Spirit nominee TV shows: Bates Motel, When They See Us Films: Up In the Air, The Departed, The Conjuring Franchise, The Front Runner
Carbonell manages to make her uncommon experience relocating her family to paradise where her husband is acting on the beloved series, LOST into a wholly relatable and poignant memoir about family, self-sacrifice, and the desperate need for solitude, despite feeling alone. Reading her story is like having wine with girlfriends and upon leaving, feeling elated and fiercely loving everything you have, including the friendships that made the recognition possible.
--Kaui Hart Hemmings, American author of The Descendants, The Possibilities, and How to Party with an Infant
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