Interview– Author Suzy Ryan: Saving Summer, Saving the Hurting

Written By Ellen Bennett
 

At age 16, Suzy Ryan was kicked out of her home by her abusive stepfather. Although she suffered trauma in an abusive home growing up, Jesus redeemed and transformed her into a connector who is warm, engaging, and exuberant about life and people. God rescued her, and now she wants to give hope to others with her newly published novel, Saving Summer, a fictional account of her story that is intermixed with the anonymous stories of some of the hurting students she’s been able to help as a teacher and mentor. Amazingly, she is an Ironman athlete and a SCAD survivor of 3 heart attacks. Suzy is EXTRAordinary, and she’ll say it’s all because of Jesus.

Find her website at https://www.suzyryan.com/ where you can also order her book and audiobook, which is available on Amazon.

And don’t miss her speaking and book signing at Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Avenue, in La Jolla on Sunday, June 4, from noon - 2 PM.

She’ll be at the Encinitas Barnes and Noble at 1040 N. El Camino Real Drive on Saturday, June 17 from 1-3 PM.

 

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Ellen Bennett

Ellen Bennett lives near San Diego, California. She has been married to Steve for over 30 years. They have two adult children with incredible spouses, Matt married to Elizabeth who have an adorable son, Caleb and another on the way, and Hayley married to Micah. And, she also has an incorrigible, stinky, and beloved “stroodle” (schnauzer/terrier/poodle?) rescue dog named Covie.

Ellen grew up in Memphis, TN and attended UT Knoxville - GO VOLS. She majored in English literature, has a Master’s in Education, and taught secondary English for 9 years at a private Classical Christian school. She also has experience with homeschooling and teaching at a public school. She loves walks, talks, camping, hiking, and doing Bible studies with friends. She relies on “the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16) and…on her husband brewing her coffee every morning

https://extraordinary.live
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