Nach dem Sonnenaufgang greifen: Die Memoiren einer Witwe
Die Hintergründe des hochkarätigen Mordes an Steve Carter
When cancer threatened to claim her life, Lokita’s fierce battle against the disease was only the beginning of her harrowing journey. As she fought to survive, her world shattered in a shocking act of violence that took the life of her beloved husband and renowned Tantra instructor, Steve Carter.
Set against the backdrop of serene, affluent Marin County in Northern California, Lokita’s life made an unexpected turn. On a tranquil early evening, Steve walked their dog, Coco, on a popular hiking trail near Fairfax, California. The peaceful community was rocked when Steve is brutally murdered, shot dead by three young homeless drifters, sending shockwaves far beyond the idyllic enclave and into the global media.
Reaching for Sunrise is Lokita’s powerful and poignant memoir, revealing the depths of her loss, her relentless pursuit of justice in the courtroom, and her simultaneous battle with aggressive breast cancer. With a quiet cadence, Lokita shares her extraordinary journey, interspersed with unexpected moments of humor and grace that illuminate her narrative.
Readers will be swept away by Lokita’s transformation of trauma into unwavering courage, allowing her to rise above the tragedy and rebuild her life. Reaching for Sunrise offers a delicate balance of hope and resilience, inviting those who have experienced loss, grappled with illness, confronted violent crime, or simply seek inspiration to embark on a heartfelt journey through the threads of love and courage that connect us all.
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“Reaching for Sunrise: A Widow’s Memoir is not a story about death. It’s a story about survival. It is one woman’s struggle to remain upright on a path that suddenly went from blissful to brutal. Lokita has lived the entire spectrum of human emotion, from sparkling elation to bitter despair — and, she has lived all of that in full saturation.
From the first page, you’ll be captivated by an unimaginably delightful love story, and captured by the sudden spin of fate with a one, two, three punch of cancer, fire, and murder. What happened to Lokita and her beloved husband Steve is once again, unimaginable.
Most of us would be so completely shattered by what Lokita has endured, we might just give up on life itself. Yet through it all, Lokita managed to gather up a few shards of joy and determination, patch her spirit together as best she could, and rise from the ashes of her life and move forward. Ultimately, this is a story not of tragedy, but of moving forward anyway. Reaching for sunrise, yes. But also striving for survival, anyway.
The writing is brilliant, and the story breathtaking. Truly, this is a story you will take to heart; that will return to you should you find yourself facing something seemingly unendurable, to realize that you can get through it anyway. It is a story you will never, ever forget.”
