Overview

An Amazon #1 New Release and a Nonfiction Authors Association Gold Award Winner! On her way home from a national dog competition, Susan gets the call that her son, Kevin, has died. With a new reality to navigate and no directions, Susan seeks solace in her golden retrievers, Manny and Tripp, who demonstrate the power of presence and unconditional love. They journey alongside her as Susan untangles the complicated emotions attached to the stigma of how Kevin died and witness the extraordinary connection she nurtures with him across the veil. This inspiring memoir speaks to anyone who is learning to live with the unfixable, and readers will discover that life after loss can include hope, peace, and purpose.

Full Product Details

9781953315212

Table of Contents

Reviews

Life After Kevin is heartfelt, fascinating, well written, and easy to read. ...You will love this book. ... -Jonathan C. Chase, AKC Licensed Judge ...This beautiful and important book will help guide those lost in grief to a place of peace. Her courageous journey inspires readers to know they can make it through the fire. It is a MUST read. -Tina Powers, Medium and Author of Reporting for the Other Side ...Susan also explores an essential topic in the book with grace and compassion: the stigma and silence attached to a child's transition by overdose. ... Thank you, Susan and Kevin, for this uplifting book that proves that love never dies. -Elizabeth Boisson, President, and Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal ...Susan is a wonderful storyteller and shares her heart with her readers. ... The death of a loved one changes our life forever, and Susan offers hope through her story. ... -Irene Vouvalides, Vice President, Helping Parents Heal ...This book will help so many who struggle through a number of different emotions following the passing of a child. ... I highly recommend this book. -Carol Allen, Author and Director, Helping Parents Heal ...From the opening passages, Susan grabs our attention, hangs on to it tightly, and never lets go, taking us along on an emotional, complicated, powerful, and ultimately uplifting journey following the death of her son, Kevin. ... There's something here for everyone but most will certainly leave with hope and just maybe with their eyes and minds open a little wider. -Sabrina If you're looking for a soul-bearing emotional read, you'll have a difficult time putting this book down. ... Her hopeful and insightful search for meaning after loss will have you crying, laughing, and looking inward. -Patricia ...Susan's book is honest and sincere. It invokes questions about grief, healing, spirituality, and sadly, the stigma over the cause of death. -Deb I loved this book! I wasn't ready for it to end. I cried and laughed for two days. I couldn't put it down. ... -Amy ...This book brought both tears and laughter along with the reality of pain followed by hope. -Lynn ...The details were so beautifully woven in with the love of her dogs and how she learned to accept and live on. This book will help others who have gone through this as well! -Katie ... Anyone who has lost a loved one will find some part of this book that resonates with them. ... -Paula

Life After Kevin is heartfelt, fascinating, well written, and easy to read. ...You will love this book. ... -Jonathan C. Chase, AKC Licensed Judge ...This beautiful and important book will help guide those lost in grief to a place of peace. Her courageous journey inspires readers to know they can make it through the fire. It is a MUST read. -Tina Powers, Medium and Author of Reporting for the Other Side ...Susan also explores an essential topic in the book with grace and compassion: the stigma and silence attached to a child's transition by overdose. ... Thank you, Susan and Kevin, for this uplifting book that proves that love never dies. -Elizabeth Boisson, President, and Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal ...Susan is a wonderful storyteller and shares her heart with her readers. ... The death of a loved one changes our life forever, and Susan offers hope through her story. ... -Irene Vouvalides, Vice President, Helping Parents Heal ...This book will help so many who struggle through a number of different emotions following the passing of a child. ... I highly recommend this book. -Carol Allen, Author and Director, Helping Parents Heal ...From the opening passages, Susan grabs our attention, hangs on to it tightly, and never lets go, taking us along on an emotional, complicated, powerful, and ultimately uplifting journey following the death of her son, Kevin. ... There's something here for everyone but most will certainly leave with hope and just maybe with their eyes and minds open a little wider. -Sabrina If you're looking for a soul-bearing emotional read, you'll have a difficult time putting this book down. ... Her hopeful and insightful search for meaning after loss will have you crying, laughing, and looking inward. -Patricia ...Susan's book is honest and sincere. It invokes questions about grief, healing, spirituality, and sadly, the stigma over the cause of death. -Deb I loved this book! I wasn't ready for it to end. I cried and laughed for two days. I couldn't put it down. ... -Amy ...This book brought both tears and laughter along with the reality of pain followed by hope. -Lynn ...The details were so beautifully woven in with the love of her dogs and how she learned to accept and live on. This book will help others who have gone through this as well! -Katie ... Anyone who has lost a loved one will find some part of this book that resonates with them. ... -Paula

Author Information

Susan Lynch has trained and competed with her golden retrievers for more than twenty years, has been an active member of the Golden Retriever Club of America and Yankee Golden Retriever Club since 1995, and is a recipient of the Rachel Page Elliott Featherquest Lifetime Achievement Award presented to her in 2021 by the Golden Retriever Club of America.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available