Overview
Get Up is a powerful memoir of resilience, faith, and the enduring bond between two cousins whose lives have been shaped by loss, trauma, and survival. Told through shared memory and lived experience, the story traces one woman's journey through profound grief and devastating illness and the often unseen strength required to rise again. Through honest reflection and faith-anchored storytelling, Get Up explores what it means to keep moving forward when life feels unbearable. It is a story of endurance, hope, and God's sustaining presence in the midst of suffering, offering encouragement to readers who have faced their own seasons of hardship and are searching for healing, meaning, and restoration.
Full Product Details
Author: Lavonne M Chastain ,
Gaylynn Kapri
Publisher: Valley Grace Publishing
Imprint: Valley Grace Publishing
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9798993274232
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 16 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""A life-changing and faith-filled story. After reading Get Up, I experienced a renewed connection to God and a deeper understanding of my own healing journey. This powerful memoir inspires women to embrace their truths, confront their pain, and step forward in faith."" - Amazon Reviewer ""A beautifully told story that takes readers on an emotional journey-from tears to laughter and back again. LaVonne's storytelling captures Gaylynn's resilience with grace and power. A must-read."" - Amazon Reviewer
Author Information
LaVonne M. Chastain is the author of Get Up, a memoir inspired by the life of her cousin, Gaylynn Kapri, and the bond they have shared since childhood. Through faith-anchored storytelling and lived experience, she reflects on resilience, loss, and the quiet strength found in rising again after life-altering hardship. Drawing from both memory and witness, Chastain weaves together a story of survival, hope, and God's sustaining presence through seasons of grief, illness, and restoration. Her writing offers encouragement to readers who are seeking meaning, healing, and the courage to move forward. Gaylynn Kapri is a survivor, mother, and woman of enduring faith whose life story inspired the memoir Get Up. Having faced profound loss, devastating illness, and seasons of deep adversity, she embodies resilience rooted in faith and perseverance. Today, Gaylynn is deeply passionate about encouraging and supporting others who are walking through serious illness, offering hope through honesty, strength, and the belief that healing and restoration are possible, even after life's darkest moments.
