About Running From the Mirror

As quickly as his face disappeared, so did his mother and father.

“Without doubt, one of the most moving and memorable memoirs I have ever read.”
—Marilyn, Goodreads reviewer, 5 STARS

Praise

“[Shulman] manages to treat a difficult subject without sentimentality or self-pity, discusses his mistakes and shortcomings unflinchingly, and moves through the key events in his life with a keen sense of pacing . . . [Running from the Mirror] provides a memorable reading experience, as well as an education.”—US Review of Books

“This book begs to be seen as a major motion picture!”—Al Zuckerman, founder of Writer’s House, literary agent for The Blind Side, and best-selling author of Writing the Blockbuster Novel

“Running from the Mirror is vivid and engrossing from start to finish. As much as Shulman is influenced by his physical appearance and his childhood traumas, he is also driven by an inner resolve to create a better life for himself.”—Midwest Book Review

“Reads like an engrossing thriller with an engaging, ugly-beautiful anti-hero who finds redemption. The best tribute I can give this astonishing tale is to urge you to stare into the author’s mirror for yourself!”—Natalie Wood, Perfectly Well Read

“Author Howard Shulman takes us past the politeness of mere acquaintances and into his inner circle as a most trusted confidant. This poignant memoir was masterfully crafted from beginning to end.” —Kara Piazza, The Writing Piazza

“What an amazing, inspirational story. The author has such heroic drive and strength that I found myself thinking of Mask. This all-too-true tale of personal redemption and growth should touch a nerve in every reader.”—Gregory Lawrence, author of the New York Times best-seller Dancing on My Grave

Awards

American Legacy Award, Best Memoir
Eric Hoffer Award Winner, Legacy Nonfiction
Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, Short List
Montaigne Medal, Finalist

About the Author

As a newborn, Howard Shulman lost a good part of his face to a staph infection. After his parents left him and he was made a ward of New Jersey, he spent his early childhood confined to a hospital. Years later, a veteran of the foster care system and a homeless dropout, Howard did what he had to do to turn his life around . . . READ MORE