The Unexpected Gift

What My Mother's Death Taught Me About Life

Caroline Dinnall

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English

Hope*books
01 August 2025

Aspects of religion (non-Christian); Popular medicine & health; Coping with illness; Coping with death & bereavement

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Nothing can prepare you for an unexpected loss. Whether you have years, months, or days to say goodbye to your loved one, or you don't get the chance at all due to sudden tragedy, the response is the same: Disbelief. You can't believe it. You won't believe it. You're angry. You're sad. You're confused. You ask, ""Why them,"" and then, ""Why me?"" And you have to be okay with not receiving an immediate answer to your valid questions. Your days are gloomier, and your thoughts are darker, and no matter how much time passes, every day feels like the day you heard these life-shattering words, ""They're gone."" There's a looming hole in your heart, and it seems there is no way to mend it-no way to live your life as it used to be.

But there is hope. Yes, there is life after the death of someone you love. In many ways, this hard experience can turn out to be an unexpected gift.

This book is for people like you. Death is inevitable, and grief is inescapable, but in the tension of these realities lay a seed of budding hope. There is yet life after death. Caroline Dinnall shares her experience with losing her mother to lung cancer. Her story of hope is written to help you live on-yes-even post-loss, so you can discover that death is just a springboard to a new, purposeful life.

By: Caroline Dinnall
Imprint: Hope*books
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9798891850927
Pages: 186
Publication Date: 01 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active