MARY SHEEPSHANKS
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The Bird of my Loving
Hardback - Published by Michael JosephISBN 0718141024 Paperback - Published by Penguin Books ISBN: 0140275207 Having experienced loss and bereavement many times in her life, Mary Sheepshanks has written a sensitive and compassionate book for those undergoing similar difficulties. While her own life has shown her how to cope with tragedy, it has also brought a deep understanding of how to help others and her profound humanity informs this remarkable book. Mary Sheepshanks wrote this book for her fellow travellers in grief…A powerful and unusual autobiography, which is in the end about survival, hope and the rebuilding of lives after bereavement … The book is full of love, laughter and hope as well as grief and sadness. Cruse Chronicle Mary Sheepshanks writes in a … down-to-earth way about multiple losses: the death of her baby; the illness and death of her husband. She also includes conversations with others about how they rebuilt their lives. Independent A raw and honest personal account… She interweaves her story with her own poems and other people’s experiences. I was profoundly moved. Woman and Home It will be an undoubted help not only for the bereaved but for anyone wishing to bring solace to the grief of another. Ideal Home This book’s special gift is in the writer’s emotional honesty, balanced by an awareness that others have a right to different feelings… Here, then is a strong resource for the bereaved. Church Times |
