Overview
A deeply personal exploration of what it means to be a father when life doesn't go as planned. The moment he learns that his infant daughter is not expected to live, Campbell starts on a journey of love, struggle, and resilience. Through the lens of raising three children-two with disabilities and two who are gifted (one is both)-Campbell delves into the pain and joy of fatherhood. He uncovers what has to be learned, and unlearned, from wisdom of the past. And from his children, he learns ways to adapt as he traverses the arc of fatherhood. With his oldest daughter, he finds magic of rivets under the mighty Golden Gate, the dignity of risk-taking by his disabled daughter alone on a cruise, and the tenacious fearlessness of his hearing-impaired son in a highly competitive private high school. Campbell's book is for parents seeking solace in shared experiences, for families navigating the complexities of raising children with disabilities, for fathers probing masculinity, and for anyone who believes in the transformative power of love and perseverance. In both print and audiobook. www.holdingupthesky.net.
Full Product Details
Author: Tim Ej Campbell
Publisher: Indie Pub
Imprint: Indie Pub
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9798992618709
Pages: 334
Publication Date: 01 October 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
From Booklife (Publishers Weekly) ""Both emotive and informative... Campbell's memoir shines in the softer moments... Readers will find this vulnerable memoir a heartwarming reminder that parents are shaped by both the generations before them and those that come after."" From Kirkus Reviews ""Eloquently written."" A ""heartbreaking yet inspirational portrait of a family...with clarity and unusual insight, even when detailing the most emotional moments.""
Author Information
Born in northern California, Tim worked for five decades on urban poverty in the Global South. He began publishing creative nonfiction in 2021 and has placed his work on fatherhood, travel, and confronting the ghosts of our past in a dozen literary journals. He holds an award from Writer's Digest competition on spiritual/inspirational themes. Prior to his 2025 memoir on fatherhood, ""Holding Up the Sky,"" he published three books and dozens of articles on cities. When not writing, he aims to improve his sailing upwind and to keep the kinks out of his backhand. Campbell earned undergraduate and master's degree from UC Berkeley and a PhD from MIT. More can be found at www.holdingupthesky.net and www.timcampbellodysseys.net.
