THE BURDEN OF HOPE

This author's autobiography detailed his recovery from an abusive childhood into adulthood, and triumph over substance abuse. His whole point with the book and what he wanted the cover to convey was that no matter how bleak or dark life may seem, this color, hope, or thing to live for—is out there. Here in West Virginia, ephemeral wildflowers appear in the barren woods just prior to spring There's an almost psychedelic radiance on the forest floor that inspires awe before that last difficult push as green leaves and warm weather returns. But you can't see this if you're sitting in your house getting low, you have to go to where it's happening. You have to work for it.