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Craig Dunford missed his friend’s funeral and promised himself he’d be more faithful in checking the obituary page every day. Little did he know that reading about the dead would give him the tools to really begin living. It all started when he came across a first-person obituary, written by a 30-year-old wife, mother, and friend who felt she was taken too soon. It was brimming with humor, pathos, and well, Life. He decided he would try to write what was important to him, and found himself having to live up to it!

‘Powerful, humane and wise’ JULIA SAMUEL ‘Everyone should read it’ NIGELLA LAWSON ‘Beautiful … This is a book for everyone. You feel held by it’ PHILIPPA PERRY Most of us have a conversation we’re avoiding. From the bestselling author of With the End in Mind, this is a book about...

”När mammor dör växer det sly överallt ...” Så skriver Göran Tunström. När Charlotte Sirc hastigt förlorade sin mamma som femtonåring saknade hon berättelser om flickor och kvinnor som varit med om samma sak. Hon samlade därför in texter från 30 kvinnor mellan 18 och 77 år som skriver om erfarenheten av att mista sin mamma.Ärligt och nära beskriver de hur mammas död har påverkat dem som flickor, kvinnor, döttrar och mammor. Berättelserna beskriver den djupaste sorgen efter en saknad mamma men också lättnaden då en gammal och sjuk mamma får gå bort.

‘Truly compelling.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink ‘Breathtaking … I loved it.’ Fern Britton ‘Courageous. Inspiring. Hopeful.’ Alastair Campbell 'Gripping’ Observer ‘Brave and raw’ Daily Mail 'An amazing story, powerfully told' Mail on Sunday An unforgettable memoir and manifesto for...

In grief, it is normal to wonder if you will ever feel okay again. Loneliness, fear, confusion, and anger make hope hard to come by. And yet, grieving in hope is vital to the healing process. Written at a much-appreciated length, this brief book gently guides listeners through the healing...