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Ashes, Angels & Awakenings- Panamá
Paperback
Publisher: Parson's Porch
Published: Jun 1 2026
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A journey of reinvention, resilience, and rediscovery-set against the lush backdrop of Panamá.
After twelve transformative-and often turbulent-years in France, Val Littman and his wife Linda arrive in Panamá seeking something simple yet elusive: a fresh start. What they find is far more complex-and far more rewarding.
Ashes, Angels & Awakenings-Panamá is a deeply reflective memoir that chronicles one couple's courageous decision to rebuild their lives in a new land. From the misty mountains of Altos del Maria to the vibrant rhythm of Panamanian culture, Littman invites readers into an intimate portrait of expatriate life-filled with hope, humor, frustration, and unexpected grace.
Through vivid storytelling and candid introspection, this book explores:
- The courage to begin again after loss, conflict, and personal struggle
- The realities of expat living-language barriers, bureaucracy, cultural surprises, and daily adjustments
- The healing power of nature, as a wild rainforest hillside becomes both home and metaphor for renewal
- The complexities of long-term marriage, revealing both distance and devotion beneath the surface
- Moments of wonder and awakening, found in small encounters-with people, places, and self
Blending practical experience with philosophical reflection, Littman paints a rich portrait of life lived between cultures-where nothing is quite as expected, and everything becomes an opportunity to grow.
At its heart, this is a story of transformation:
of rising from ashes,
of unexpected angels along the way,
and of the awakenings that come when we dare to start over.
For readers who love memoirs of travel, personal reinvention, and reflective life journeys, this book offers both inspiration and honesty-reminding us that it's never too late to begin again.
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