Dear Blacksmith : A Journey of Love and Loss
Overview
Part love story, part grief memoir, Dear Blacksmith recounts the author's brief and unconventional love affair with 'Blacksmith Paul', a maverick who lived out on the moors in the Peak District and the heart-rending details of her grief after his sudden death, just eight months into their relationship.
Adapted from the much-loved blog Swimming Through Clouds, the story is told through a series of searingly-honest diary entries, reflections, and poems addressed to the Blacksmith. In a heartfelt rejection of 'stiff upper lip' culture, 'Writer Beverley' sheds all inhibitions to examine grief at its most raw and brutal; from planning her love's funeral with a family that she'd never met, to learning to live alone again following the loss both of her soulmate and her mother, a few weeks earlier.
A complex journey from the depths of sorrow to the beginnings of recovery, this book is a work of extraordinary sincerity; and ultimately, a hard-earned testament to the power of love and the resilience of the human spirit.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781838473051
- ISBN-10: 183847305X
- Publisher: Pebble Press, Inc. (MI)
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 7.81 x 5.06 x 0.88 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
- Page Count: 394
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