What My Brother Knew: A Memoir

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For readers who were inspired by Alua Arthurs Briefly Perfectly Human, an emotional, eye-opening account of one womans journey from loss and abuse to healing and spiritual awakening.

As a boy, Jay Amelong predicted the accident that caused his death, down to the color of the car that hit him. I will die young, while riding my bike, he told friends and family repeatedly. It wont be much longer, I want you to be prepared. These were baffling words to hear from the mouth of a content thirteen-year-oldbut when Kristina Amelong was only seventeen, her brothers tragic death unfolded exactly as he said it would, radically changing her life.

Propelled down a self-destructive path of drug addiction and reckless sex, Kristina spent much of her young adult years wanting to die. Once or twice she came close. Always, Jays bizarre story and his inexplicable acceptance of his own death lived in her body.

More than thirty years after losing Jay, Kristina embarks on a journey of discovery, seeking truth about herself, her brother, and the universe. The result of her investigation is a memoir that defies belief. Charting a life path from loss and abuse to healing and spiritual awakening, What My Brother Knew demonstrates the transformative power of facing the mystery of death head-on and our incredible ability, as humans, to do just that.

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Tormented by grief and haunted by her brother's chilling prophecy of his own death, Kristina Amelong stumbles along a dangerous path to addiction and self-destruction until she sets out on a journey to unravel the mystery of his uncanny foresight. Her relentless search for truth ultimately leads to her own healing and profound spiritual awakening.What My Brother Knewis a beautifully written, spellbinding memoir.Judy Reeves, author ofWhen Your Heart Says Go
"Amelong writes from the heart and has a gift for arresting imagery...A sincere and valiant attempt to understand the unfathomable."Kirkus Reviews
This isa searing memoir about a sisters love for a younger brotherwho was brutally struck on a BMX bicycle by a green car that drug him to his death. Jay repeatedly described the event beforehand, likely because of an LSD opening, even asked that Stairway to Heaven be played at his funeral.The story explored in these pages made me weep. We are totally messed up . . . and we are perfect.Jeffrey J. Kripal, author ofHow to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else
Amelong courageously enters outrageouspain and outrageous love, crafting a story that moves beyond the personal to resonate with the universal. Through her brothersextraordinary foresight, she reveals a single, shimmering thread of the larger tapestrya story within the Story of the continuity of consciousness itself. With radical candor and profound intimacy, Kristina illuminates the contours of lifes beauty and shadow, inviting readers into a communion that transcends individual narrative . . . . a testament to human resilience and the ever-evolving nature of love in a universe alive with purpose.Dr. Marc Gafni, author ofA Return to Eros

Author Bio

Kristina Amelongis the founder and owner of Optimal Health Network, a holistic health business. She is also the author of the self-published bookTen Days to Optimal Health: A Guide to Nutritional Therapy and Colon Cleansing, and a senior board member for the Center for World Philosophy and Religion, a nonprofit organization dedicated to a reweaving of the human story that will guide humanity through the current evolutionary crisis. She has a passion for photography, gardening, and pickleball. Kristina resides in Madison, Wisconsin, with her three dogs and a brood of chickens.