On a lovely April day in 2006, dairy farmer, wife, and mother Teresa Simmons—a woman in the prime of her life—suffered total cardiac failure and was considered clinically dead. In those eighteen minutes between death and resuscitation, the author experienced an extraordinary journey, with God as her guide, a journey as terrifying as it was enlightening, as meaningful as it was life-altering. In her compelling memoir, Gone for 18 Minutes: To Heaven, to Hell, and Back, the author shares with readers the worlds she viewed before being revived, the worlds of heaven…and hell. For anyone who doubts the existence of God and the afterlife, this book is a must-read. From her life in the Blue Ridge Mountains to her death and revival, readers will discover a story that uplifts and delivers hope, a narrative that will sustain us through even the most trying times.