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When cancer stole Mandy's brilliant 24-year-old son Tomson, she thought her heart would never beat properly again. She was wrong. Tomson came straight back - cheeky as ever - balancing teabags on mug rims, rearranging road signs to spell ""LA BOO HERE"" for his dad, tugging her hair at 3 a.m., and hijacking fat-freezing machines mid-treatment. He's levitated a salt funnel, moved a sculpture, photobombed Brazilian water-vapour experiments, sent heart-shaped bruises popping up on total strangers, and even booked his own medium appointments from the other side. This isn't a polite, misty-eyed grief memoir. This is a northern mum's raw, laugh-through-the-tears account of the filmed, photographed, and recorded evidence that death couldn't shut her son up. With QR codes throughout linking directly to the actual videos, audio EVPs, and images, Tomson and the Afterlife lets you see - and hear - the proof for yourself. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and soaked in stubborn Teesside love, Mandy's story is for anyone who's ever lost someone and desperately needed to know: are they really still here? If a lad from Yarm can send sunset tulips via a medium, make a cat suddenly adore Chopin, and orchestrate an elephant appearing on a laptop screen the second his mum gives up hope of ever seeing one, then maybe ""goodbye"" is just a word we haven't learned to spell properly yet. For fans of Suzanne Giesemann's Still Right Here and Annie Kagan's The Afterlife of Billy Fingers - grab a brew, some tissues, and maybe a biscuit. Tomson's waiting to prove the impossible. One-click now. He's already nudging your cursor.

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""I have just finished reading your wonderful book. I absolutely loved it. Tomson will be so exceptionally proud of his brilliant Mam. I feel that it reads exceptionally well. I totally get your Northern humour, as a fellow Northerner. Your book made me experience so many emotions, Mandy - from tears and sadness, to smiles, and a few moments that really made me chuckle. You capture the essence of Tomson throughout, and by the time I had finished your book, it felt like he had left such an imprint upon my life. I already sense Tomson's energy and know that he and David are buddies in spirit. I have read many books on grief, loss and spirituality, but your book is unique. Bringing in humour complements your relationship with Tomson and captures his vibrant, fun personality. Well done, Mandy - I am so proud of you for writing such a heartfelt book. It's fab!"" - Linda O'Neill ""Oh wow, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book! I feel like I've just come back down to earth. I felt carried along with you as I read every page - lots of chuckles too! From your family loving life, to the raw emotion of your son's diagnosis, and then the journey of continuing bonds, I felt throughout that Tomson never truly left. You have written this beautifully, Mandy - it was such an honour to read your book."" - Terri MacDonald

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