What's the story
behind my latest book?
A catastrophic
moment in a friend’s life. My friend was told he had pancreatic cancer and just
two weeks to live. My wife and I made the decision to hospice him.
It was an incredibly powerful experience watching as his life slipped away and how he dealt with it psychologically. When the day finally came that he passed on, I was there to pull the sheet over his head. I’ve never been the same since.
This painful experience inspired my novel “Drop Out,” which examines the meaning of life. My agent at the time was not happy because “Drop Out” was a change in genre. I normally write thrillers and sci-fi.
I couldn’t just let it sit in a drawer so I decided to publish it through Smashwords. Since then I've sold thousands of copies and get letters from readers all over the world telling me how the book has affected their lives.
It was an incredibly powerful experience watching as his life slipped away and how he dealt with it psychologically. When the day finally came that he passed on, I was there to pull the sheet over his head. I’ve never been the same since.
This painful experience inspired my novel “Drop Out,” which examines the meaning of life. My agent at the time was not happy because “Drop Out” was a change in genre. I normally write thrillers and sci-fi.
I couldn’t just let it sit in a drawer so I decided to publish it through Smashwords. Since then I've sold thousands of copies and get letters from readers all over the world telling me how the book has affected their lives.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Finished it yesterday and still reeling..., August 19, 2013
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Elly Michaels -
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Wow! My literature professors
always said that a novel is praiseworthy if it inspires in the reader strong
emotions, and Neil Ostroff's Drop Out certainly does that.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drop Out, July 29, 2013
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Ostroff hits a home run. Drop
Out is a truly inspiring story of heartbreaking loss, survivor's guilt, and the
healing power of unconditional love. I highly recommend this book.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the most emotionally moving books I have ever read., July 28,
2013
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Mary Lou Transue -
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Since
I am 82 years old I read this book rivited to the story line with so many
deaths. I have had most of my friends pass and many with Hospice Care so I was
attracted to learn what Hospice does to ease the end of life.
The book was fast reading and very very moving. In a way it was extremely spiritual and it made me realize
how lucky we all are for every breath we take and every day we live.
Buy it and read it. You will not regret it.
The book was fast reading and very very moving. In a way it was extremely spiritual and it made me realize
how lucky we all are for every breath we take and every day we live.
Buy it and read it. You will not regret it.