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I think at any other time I might have found this book a bit too direct and "wallowy" in heartbreak. Although I would never say to anyone else "pull yourself together" I definitely say it to myself. But reading this as we organised my mum's funeral was comforting, practical but at the same time undemanding (short, clearly written).

One I will offer to others. YMMV.

One of my favourite novels is Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively. The heroine...is a writer who has lived a long, eventful life....as she lies dying in her hospital bed...Claudia remembers her life in all its intensity, all her loves, triumphs, disappointments and heartaches. I've been recommending this novel for years....but I've only recently realized... what urges me to press it on to friends. It's because it offers hope and an ambition of sorts.

What I now wish someone had told me is this: life will never be the same again. The old one is gone and you can't have it back. What you might at some point be able to encourage yourself to do, and time will be an ally in this, is work out how to adjust to your new world. You can patch up your raggedy heart and start thinking and feeling your way towards how you want to live. That's what I wish someone had told me...

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Thankfully, this book gives better advice than “don‘t cry over spilled milk”!

This is an insightful handbook of sorts for dealing with grief & loss, as well as the normal bad things life can throw our way.

I warmed to the author and feel that this short book has made her my friend. The chapters about depression and recovering alone make this a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me. I want to give this to everyone I know to explain how depression feels.

HELP!

I just spilled milk all over my library book!

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“My favourite bit in all of Shakespeare is a line from The Merchant of Venice about a candle throwing its beam: ‘So shines a good deed in a naughty world.‘

This has always been helpful when I‘ve been struggling with the vastness of this cruel world. When everything seems so broken that my own actions feel pointless, I tell myself I can‘t do anything about the naughty world, but I can decide to be a good deed.”

Referring to the estimated 1/4 people who will struggle with their mental health:

“One in four is a huge number of people. It means that every one of us is closely connected to someone who struggles with their own mind. I think that‘s a reassuring thing to know. You are not alone. You are neither special nor terrible, you are just one in four.”

The child woke me up at 3 AM and now I can‘t get back to sleep. Thankfully he‘s out for the count again. 😴

I started reading this last night and am finding it powerful in its simplicity.

Finished it yesterday night and it is worth all five stars. I had so many sentences I just could agree with and found myself in the same situation once. A book for all kind of loss and grieve you are feeling and if you even don‘t feel it anymore it still is a gem to read and feel the comfort it gives...
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Reading it slowly to let it sink in...

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