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And Time Stood Still

Alice Taylor author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:O'Brien Press Ltd

Published:15th Jan '16

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And Time Stood Still cover

Alice has known, loved, and lost many people throughout her life. Here she talks about her special people, her memory of what meant so much to her about them. She remembers her husband, father and mother, a beloved sister, her little brother Connie, and many others. She tells how she coped with the emptiness she felt when they died, of the seeming impossibility of moving on with life after such deeply felt loss, when time stood still.
This book is a sharing – it lets the reader in on a story and celebration of life in its intimacy, its small, precious moments. When we experience grief, sharing in someone else’s story can help us more than anything, and in the hands of master storyteller Alice Taylor, we may find our own solace and the space to remember our own special people.

'uplifting'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'anybody who has lost someone can find solace in this book'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'as if she just writes down on the page what she was feeling, you don’t get any sense that there is any filter between you and the writer'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'you would have to have a heart of stone to not be moved by it'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'a warm personal story of life in rural Ireland'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'And Time Stood Still warmed my heart and reminded me of the value of family, friendship and community'

-- Irish Independent

'in this book, Alice Taylor is singing my song'

-- Irish Independent

'every aspect of the book appealed'

-- Irish Independent

'I was enthralled'

-- Irish Independent

'wonderful'

-- Irish Independent

'a great read, beautifully put together'

-- Western People

'this book is a very practical one ... written from the heart by a woman who like most of us will have experienced grief in all its forms during life’s journey'

-- Western People

'peppered with wonderful stories'

-- Western People

'it’s written very simply, beautifully and movingly'

-- Western People

'beautifully illustrated and featuring the finest of prose and poetry'

-- Southern

  • Short-listed for Irish Book Awards: Best Irish-Published Book 2012 (Ireland)

ISBN: 9781847177827

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 13mm

Weight: 212g

192 pages