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Clover Stroud's idyllic childhood in rural England was shattered when a horrific riding accident left her mother permanently brain damaged. Just 16, she embarked on a journey to find the sense of home that had been so savagely broken. Travelling from gypsy camps in Ireland to the rodeos of West Texas and then to Russia's war-torn Caucasus, Clover eventually found her way back to England's lyrical Vale of the White Horse.

Following deaths, divorces, or the confusion of major relocation, many adults tell their children “don’t feel bad”. In fact, say the authors of the highly praised The Grief Recovery Handbook, feeling bad or sad is precisely the appropriate emotion attached to sad events. Encouraging a child to bypass grief without completion can cause unseen long-term damage.

Bitter and Sweet: A Family's Journey with Cancer is a true story that unfolded in the lives of Tim and Darcy. In their 40s Tim and Darcy lived a pretty typical American life: working, raising a family, tending to their home, having too much to do and not enough time to do it. Without warning Tim was suddenly diagnosed with stage IV gallbladder cancer. Bitter and Sweet is about the journey they chose to take, making their saga public.