Halfway Across the River(Dr. Annette Childs, 2007), is a compilation of fascinating stories that detail Dr. Childs’s nearly twenty years of work with the dying. Centered around coffeehouse conversations between Dr. Childs and skeptical grieving widower Don Borwhat, Halfway Across the River chronicles the amazing afterlife encounter that turned Don’s world upside down and sent him on a journey of self transformation. The book describes Don’s evolution as he begins to expand his world view under the careful tutelage of Dr. Childs whom he has nicknamed the Godwoman. With humor, uncommon insight, and a gift for storytelling, author Dr. Childs reaches into her years of bedside experiences to help Don find his way in the expansive new world that befalls those who have experienced an afterlife encounter such as his. Received honorable mention, Best Non-Fiction Work, in the 2008 London Book Festival, was named a finalist for the 2008 Eric Hoffer Excellence in literature award, and received the Benjamin Franklin Award for New Age Book of the Year by IBPA ( formerly PMA). In 2009 it received the Silver Nautilus Award