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2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in Memoir (Personal Struggle/Health)
2019 Best Book Awards Finalist in Women’s Issues
2019 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist in Relationships (Non-fiction)
2018 NYC Big Book Award – Winner – Memoir Category
2018 Hollywood Book Festival – Honorable Mention – Biography/Autobiography/Memoir
2018 Independent Author Network – Finalist – Parenting/Family/ Relationships
2017 Human Relations Indie Book Awards: Gold in the Memoir category
2017 Human Relations Indie Book Awards: Gold in the Marriage-Relationship category
2017 Human Relations Indie Book Awards: Silver in the Reflection category
2017 Human Relations Indie Book Awards: Bronze in Life Challenges
2017 Foreword Indies Honorable Mention in Adult Nonfiction—Family & Relationships
“This is a memoir about a relationship that spans two decades. Pomerantz excels at description and scene-setting throughout, as in passages about the couple’s early days: ‘The luminous glow of the flames danced from the old stone fireplace through the dimpled glass windows reflecting back the white blanket that silently encased us in our warm, private cocoon.”
―Kirkus Review
“Pomerantz’s memoir is a well-plotted, swift-paced story full of vivid details. This gem of a book stands out from the pack, Not only does the author survive a horrible marriage, she survives cancer. Her characters are real and multi-dimensional.”
―Book Life/ Publisher’s Weekly
“Lost in the Reflecting Pool follows Diane Pomerantz through a harrowing psychological nightmare in which she is nearly lost to herself and her children. As it often happens, physical illness descends on her while she is in the midst of confounding marital upheaval. Is she losing her mind? Or is her spouse? As a mental health professional, Pomerantz has the expertise to look back clearly at what happened then, and the writerly chops to transform her story into a compelling, intense, and emotional immersive read.”
―Judy L. Mandel, author of the New York Times bestseller Replacement Child
“Lost in the Reflecting Pool is an intense, true story about how an intelligent woman is sucked into a marriage that slowly becomes abusive―not physically, but emotionally and mentally. A step at a time, she loses her sense of herself and her autonomy, until she begins to fight to reclaim her independence and self-worth. It’s important for women to read and understand how a marriage can begin with so much promise, and then become an almost fatal trap.”
―Marge Piercy, New York Times best-selling author, poet, and memoirist
“Diane Pomerantz’s story of the longing for children and the reality of a punishing marriage may be an often-told tale, but Pomerantz?s is a majestic talent for conjuring emotion and compelling the reader with an authentic and heartbreaking story.”
―Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times best-selling author of The Deep End of the Ocean
“Diane’s story is, sadly, the story of far too many women who fall in love with a man and ignore the early warning signs that he might just be a bad choice as a life partner. Charles woos her with flowers, says all the right things, and when he says or does the wrong thing, she dismisses it, thinking the problem is her and not him. If ever there was a story that proves how blinding it can be to fall hopelessly in love, Lost in the Reflecting Pool is that story. Highly recommended reading.”
―Readers’ Favorite
“Diane Pomerantz’s memoir will make your mother-in-law feel every emotion in the book. It tells the psychological love story of how she struggled, and ultimately escaped, her emotionally abusive relationship with a pathological narcissist. It’s incredibly dark but incredibly powerful.”
— HelloGiggles
“Lost is the Reflecting Pool isn’t specifically an adoption book; it is more about Pomerantz’s relationship with her husband. It’s an interest- ing read, especially in the fact that Pomerantz is a therapist, yet had trouble recognizing the narcissism and concerning behaviors of her husband over the years.”
— Adoption Magazine
“A profoundly absorbing read from cover to cover, Lost in the Reflecting Pool is a starkly candid account that is in thematic accord with the suddenly raised public consciousness of how women everywhere must struggle with cultural misogyny and institutionalized male abuse within the home, within the workplace, and within the community at large. This deftly written and deeply personal account is very highly recommended, especially for community and academic library Contemporary American Biography collections.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Diane Pomerantz’s Lost in the Reflecting Pool is a searing memoir of a marriage gone wrong. It’s a story of psychological and emotional abuse but also one of resilience, strength, and finding one’s way out of the darkest times. Pomerantz’s account is riveting and harrowing. The book opens with a scene that leaves no doubt of the difficult material to come and casts a pall over the happy stories of the couple’s early married life. Those stories are convincing and make the slow descent into disillusionment and despair all the more moving . . . Its atmosphere is nightmarish and grim, perfect for the subject matter … the skill with which Pomerantz evokes sympathy and horror makes the book a page-turner.”
—Foreword Reviews
