What do you do in the minutes, hours, and days after the severing of a bond like no other?
When author Courtney Hargrove’s mother, a retired pastor, dies with little warning, she’s left untethered, flailing, and mired in grief and disbelief.
To process the tremendous loss, Hargrove turned her maelstrom of emotions into a raw, heartbreaking account of the immediate aftermath.
Surviving on memories and lessons passed down from her mother, the retired pastor Delilah Carlson, Hargrove put her agony and surreal experiences on the page in a bid to stay upright as she endured the shock and despair of suddenly existing without the person who gave her life.
She finds herself dreading the premiere of season three of one of her mom’s favorite TV shows; comforting Delilah'''s rescue dogs; chugging her mom’s remaining supply of her favorite sparkling water (always served room temperature) and fearing the moment it's all gone; and screaming, crying, denying reality, and crying some more.
Other memoirs about death offer reflection and lessons learned from the experience. Not here. As Hargrove writes, This memoir about the aftermath of the death of a loved one is different from other books in that I have learned almost nothing.
But the wit and wisdom of her mother lives on, and the words of the Reverend Delilah Carlson just might offer some inspiration and comfort to others experiencing grief and loss.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Courtney Hargrove is the pen name of a #1 bestselling author and award-winning journalist who covered royals, true crime and celebrities during a twenty-plus-year journalism career working in nine countries.
She is the author of some fifteen books, both non-fiction and fiction, including psychological thrillers THE EXPAT WIFE, THE SILENT DUCHESS and DUCHESS DISAPPEARED.
When author Courtney Hargrove’s mother, a retired pastor, dies with little warning, she’s left untethered, flailing, and mired in grief and disbelief.
To process the tremendous loss, Hargrove turned her maelstrom of emotions into a raw, heartbreaking account of the immediate aftermath.
Surviving on memories and lessons passed down from her mother, the retired pastor Delilah Carlson, Hargrove put her agony and surreal experiences on the page in a bid to stay upright as she endured the shock and despair of suddenly existing without the person who gave her life.
She finds herself dreading the premiere of season three of one of her mom’s favorite TV shows; comforting Delilah'''s rescue dogs; chugging her mom’s remaining supply of her favorite sparkling water (always served room temperature) and fearing the moment it's all gone; and screaming, crying, denying reality, and crying some more.
Other memoirs about death offer reflection and lessons learned from the experience. Not here. As Hargrove writes, This memoir about the aftermath of the death of a loved one is different from other books in that I have learned almost nothing.
But the wit and wisdom of her mother lives on, and the words of the Reverend Delilah Carlson just might offer some inspiration and comfort to others experiencing grief and loss.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Courtney Hargrove is the pen name of a #1 bestselling author and award-winning journalist who covered royals, true crime and celebrities during a twenty-plus-year journalism career working in nine countries.
She is the author of some fifteen books, both non-fiction and fiction, including psychological thrillers THE EXPAT WIFE, THE SILENT DUCHESS and DUCHESS DISAPPEARED.
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