CATAWBA, Va., Oct. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author and veterinarian Dr. Mary McDonald shares her own life story and hope she found in The Magnet: A Large-Animal Veterinarian's Journey ($17.99, paperback, 9781545614389; $7.99, e-book, 9781545614396). She mixes humorous anecdotes with more difficult stories, while encouraging others who live with emotional scars.

After a childhood tainted by a dysfunctional family and sexual abuse, McDonald found Someone who could put the pieces of her life back together and use her life for something wonderful.

"To our amazement, we learn that veterinarians insert magnets into cattle to collect bits of metal accidentally ingested, thus preventing damage to the animal's heart. [The Magnet] points the reader to a Magnet who collects the deadly remainders from our pasts, leading to the healing of our own hearts," said McDonald.

Mary Ashby McDonald is a veterinarian, international aid worker, mentor, spiritual director, deacon, author, speaker, wife, and mother of two grown children. She and her husband Jack live on a historic farm in Catawba, Virginia. McDonald is also the author of Starting and Running your Own Horse Business.

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Xulon Press, a division of Salem Media Group, is the world's largest Christian self-publisher, with more than 15,000 titles published to date. The Magnet is available online through xulonpress.com/bookstore, amazon.com, and barnesandnoble.com.

SOURCE Xulon Press