Released on: March 10, 2008, 2:31 pm

Press Release Author: Cherie Burbach

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: Cherie's Burbach's third book of poetry, Father's Eyes
(Bonjour Publishing, January 2007), has received the 2008 Allbooks Review Editor\'s
Choice Award for poetry.

Press Release Body: Milwaukee, WI - Cherie's Burbach's third book of poetry,
Father's Eyes (Bonjour Publishing, January 2007), has received the 2008 Allbooks
Review Editor\'s Choice Award for poetry. Allbooks reviews books from North America,
Australia, France, South Korea, Israel, China and Great Britain as well as several
other International countries.

Allbooks Review Editor Shirley Roe said of the winning books: "It was a difficult
decision from the hundreds of books reviewed in 2007 but these books shone above the
rest."

Burbach wrote Father's Eyes as a way to help those who still struggle with the pain
of childhood abuse at the hands of alcoholic parents. She said, "I\'m very happy my
labor of love Father\'s Eyes has received such a great honor, and out of so many
other works! I\'m proud and very grateful."

Father's Eyes contains over fifty poems with an autobiographical influence. Burbach
grew up with an alcoholic father who was a constant source of verbal abuse and
unpredictable behavior throughout her life. After years of alcoholism, Burbach's
father committed suicide ten years ago, causing Burbach to take a look at her own
self-destructive patterns and lack of self-esteem.

"I\'m finding that many of us have had the same experience in our childhoods with
alcoholic parents and all the bad patterns that end up happening as a result. I
wrote Father\'s Eyes as a way to help tell my story through poetry, since poetry
helped me get through my childhood and the Lord helped me become a healthy and
healed adult."

Burbach understands that alcoholism is a family disease, and each person in the
family plays a part. Some enable, some try and be perfect, and some deny there is a
problem. "Shame and silence are what gives alcoholism the power to rip apart
families," she said. "I was able to break the patterns of my life through hard work
and faith. It is possible, and I want every person who is currently dealing with
the same thing to know that."

Burbach's words have resonated with readers. Her "This I Believe" essay remains the
second most popular on NPR's database out of almost 34,000 and after a year and a
half on the site. Additional information on Cherie Burbach can be found on her
website: www.thedifferencenow.com.


Web Site: http://www.thedifferencenow.com

Contact Details: Cherie Burbach
Bonjour Publishing