Who would argue that there is a worse experience than the sudden loss of a child? It would be a moot argument; for those who have been through it, nothing can compare. Katherine Donnelly begins with the premise that, contrary to our social myths, bereaved parents desperately want to talk about their pain. Silence is their worst enemy. Here she tells, beginning with the death, the stories of many families who have lived this nightmare. She follows them, with sensitive descriptions, to that far-off land of recovery.
