Mourning Has Broken: Love, Loss and Reclaiming Joy - Hardcover

Davis, Erin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144345463X ISBN 13: 9781443454636

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 2019

Synopsis

“A gift of love to others who are seeking solace.” —Olivia Newton-John

On the morning of May 11, 2015, Erin Davis, one of Canada’s most beloved radio personalities, suffered a devastating blow

Erin was on set in Jamaica when she received the news that her twenty-four-year-old daughter, Lauren—who had marked a joyous Mother’s Day just hours before—had failed to awaken to her baby’s cries. Thus began Erin’s journey of grieving out loud with her family, friends and listeners, and of demonstrating how to pick up and keep going after experiencing the worst loss a parent can endure. Struck with grief and unable to find the answer to why Lauren had died, Erin and her husband, Rob, started down the long road through loss, determined not only to survive but also to reclaim the joy in their lives.

Inspiring and unflinching, Mourning Has Broken charts a way forward after life has dealt a crushing blow. It reminds us that we are not alone in grief, and that although life is unpredictable and unfair, we can survive and return to joy.

 

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From the Back Cover

Erin Davis, a popular radio broadcaster, was on set in Jamaica when she received the news that her daughter, Lauren, had died. Lauren, only twenty-four years old and seemingly healthy, had woken in the night to feed her baby. In the morning, her husband found her lifeless body on their bed. Struck with grief and unable to find the answer to why Lauren had died, Erin and her husband, Rob, started the long journey through their loss, determined not only to survive but also to reclaim the joy in their lives.

At once heartbreaking and profound, Mourning Has Broken is the story of one family’s determination to regain their optimism and hope for the future. In conversation with others who have made similar journeys, they discover that while their loss will never be diminished, they can find solace in the world around them and a way to cherish the memories of their daughter. 

Inspiring and unflinching, Mourning Has Broken charts a way forward when life throws a curveball. It reminds us that although life is unpredictable and sometimes unfair, we can survive and return to joy.

About the Author

Originally from Edmonton, ERIN DAVIS is a radio broadcaster and was the popular, long-time co-host of 98.1 CHFI’s morning show in Toronto. After Lauren’s death, Erin decided to return to her radio work, staying on for eighteen months. At that point, she chose to retire from daily radio and moved with her husband, Rob Whitehead, to Victoria, BC. Erin appears regularly as a freelance voice artist emcee and a keynote speaker for many organizations and events in Canada and the US.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 144345463X
• ISBN 13: 9781443454636
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368