ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When Hannah lost her husband Matt in a dreadfully tragic misadventure, she had to withstand not only his loss but do it in the public gaze. Matt Richell was the 41yo CEO of Hachette Australia, well known, respected and admired by the book industry. The aftermath of his surfing accident was also caught by news crews, so right from the beginning it was not a private matter of grief and mourning.
This heartfelt memoir details the two hard years of sustaining such loss, of trying to navigate life without her beloved, of being a single mother and witnessing their two children's incomprehension and grief while barely dealing with her own. Hannah tells the stories of the years before the accident, of meeting Matt, making a life together, moving to Australia and motherhood. It is also about finding shards of light in the darkest chasms of grief and an honest account of slowly going onwards through the fog towards a different life and eventual love that were inconceivable in those earlier years.
A tender book and testimonial to love, strength and what shapes the human heart. Lindy
Before becoming a published writer, Hannah Richell worked in the book publishing and film industries in London and Sydney. She is the author of six international bestsellers, including Secrets of the Tides, The Search Party and One Dark Night. Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. Hannah is a dual citizen of Great Britain and Australia and currently lives near Bath the southwest of England. An Ocean and a Day is her first work of non-fiction.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- When Hannah lost her husband Matt in a dreadfully tragic misadventure, she had to withstand not only his loss but do it in the public gaze. Matt Richell was the 41yo CEO of Hachette Australia, well known, respected and admired by the book industry. The aftermath of his surfing accident was also caught by news crews, so right from the beginning it was not a private matter of grief and mourning.
This heartfelt memoir details the two hard years of sustaining such loss, of trying to navigate life without her beloved, of being a single mother and witnessing their two children's incomprehension and grief while barely dealing with her own. Hannah tells the stories of the years before the accident, of meeting Matt, making a life together, moving to Australia and motherhood. It is also about finding shards of light in the darkest chasms of grief and an honest account of slowly going onwards through the fog towards a different life and eventual love that were inconceivable in those earlier years.
A tender book and testimonial to love, strength and what shapes the human heart. Lindy