<b>Life-affirming</b>, <b>tender </b>and <b>wise</b>. <i>After Beth</i> is a <b>vivid</b>, often <b>heart-wrenching exploration of grief </b>and how we learn to <b>carry on after the worst has happened</b>. <b>Get your tissues at the ready - this book is wonderful</b>

- Josie Lloyd, author of the 'The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club',

<b>A story of devastating loss</b>, told so keenly and perfectly. But it is <b>also a book filled with hope and humanity</b>, showing people in all their wonderful complexity. I<b>t will stay with me for a very long time</b>

- Araminta Hall, author of 'Perfect Strangers',

<b>Heartrending </b>in its depiction of a mother grappling her way through her worst nightmare, yet <b>the overriding feeling is one of hope in the transformative powers of love and loss.</b> A <b>wonderful </b>novel

- Sasha Bates, author of 'A Grief Companion',

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A <b>compelling</b>, <b>compassionate</b>, <b>completely relatable </b>read

- Sue Teddern, author of 'Annie Stanley, All At Sea',

<b>Explores love, loss, and how to live</b> with both <b>tenderly </b>and with <b>great insight</b>

- Bethan Roberts, author of 'My Policeman',

<b>Beautiful</b>, <b>uplifting </b>and <b>wise</b>. I surfaced from the last page, feeling a<b>s comforted as I was moved</b>

- Alison Macleod, on 'Ivy & Abe',

A <b>beautiful story</b> that explores<b> what it is to have a soul mate</b>, and <b>love in all its many guises</b>. It<b> made me cry a lot - in a good way! - but it also made me think</b>, as all the best books do'

- Veronica Henry, on 'Ivy & Abe',

The compelling, heart-wrenching and uplifting story of one mother's love and loss'Life-affirming, tender and wise. Wonderful' Josie Lloyd'Filled with hope and humanity' Araminta Hall'Truly moving. I've just finished wiping away the tears' Joanna Nadin_______The hardest thing about love is saying goodbye . . .On a beautiful late-summer's morning, Cate Challoner's daughter, Beth, heads to the beach with her best friend. The girls will spend the day flirting with boys and enjoying the thrill of being young. Beth is eighteen and soon leaving home for college. Her mother is already missing her.That afternoon, the doorbell rings. Cate immediately knows something is wrong. CPR. Resuscitation. What do these words have to do with two teenagers enjoying an afternoon at the beach?Cate's daughter is her everything. Beth's presence at home is inescapable. How can a child stop existing? How can a mother survive such loss?Can a shattered world be put back together?_______ 'A vivid, often heart-wrenching exploration of grief and how we learn to carry on after the worst has happened. Get your tissues at the ready - this book is wonderful' Josie Lloyd, author of The Cancer Ladies' Running Club
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780241535516
Publisert
2021-08-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Michael Joseph Ltd
Vekt
245 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
21 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
352

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Elizabeth Enfield worked as a journalist and producer for BBC radio before going freelance. Her short stories have been broadcast on Radio 4 and published in magazines including Woman's Own and the Sunday Express. She is the author of five books, including the heartbreaking love story Ivy & Abe. Elizabeth may be online at www.elizabethenfield.com and
@lizzieenfield on Twitter.