Now With You, Now Without: My Journey Through Life and Loss - Softcover

Scott, Kathryn Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542046734 ISBN 13: 9781542046732

Publisher: Grand Harbor Press, 2017

Synopsis

In the final months of her husband’s terminal illness, Kathryn Leigh Scott was determined to make the most of every precious minute they had left. Despite Geoff’s debilitating condition and the difficulties of caregiving, the couple decided to travel the world. Anticipating new horizons and experiences was not only an embraceable antidote—it was the very heart of Kathryn’s mantra: “If not now, when?”

When the time came to face Geoff’s inevitable passing, the voyage she had begun with the man she loved did not end. Kathryn continued on across the globe. Through grief, guilt, and coming to terms, their shared adventure evolved into an exhilarating journey to find the way back to herself.

A celebration of life, of coping with death, of cherishing memories, and of finding the courage to move forward, Kathryn’s personal story is for anyone who has ever suffered a loss. It’s an inspirational reminder—for yourself and those you love—not to waste the moments you have, here and now.

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About the Author

Kathryn Leigh Scott is an author, actress, and a volunteer spokesperson for the national CurePSP foundation. She grew up on a farm in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and resides in New York City and Los Angeles.

Review

“All memoirs of love and loss share a common theme, but what makes this one so especially moving and even suspenseful (yes, I meant that!) is the sheer skill of the writing and the eye for the telling detail, the touching anecdote, the sudden insight. In Now With You, Now Without, Kathryn Leigh Scott has not only rendered an indelible portrait (a tribute, really) to her late husband Geoff but has provided her readers with a lot of great, and hard-won, life advice along the way. Not the least of which is what she adopts as her own personal motto: ‘If not now, when?’ It’s not a call to arms, but a call to action—to take account of our hopes and our dreams and our desires, and then do whatever it takes to make them come true. Today, not tomorrow.” —Robert Masello, bestselling author of The Einstein Prophecy and Blood and Ice

“As a young actress, Kathryn Leigh Scott played a starring role in the daytime classic Dark Shadows. What she could not know then is that the darkest shadows lay ahead of her. In her beautifully rendered book, Now With You, Now Without, Scott shares the intimate and painful journey of caring for her husband, Geoff, after his diagnosis of PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy). With her warm, elegant prose, she boldly invites the reader into her life, sharing the heartache and the hard-earned wisdom of one who has loved deeply and who has known loss. Readers will be captivated by her descriptions of life with Geoff, by her travels and the fascinating people she meets, and by her struggle to find a life for herself after his death. Now With You, Now Without will stay with the reader long after the last page. Whether a fan of the actress or a fellow sojourner on the path of caring for a loved one, the reader is sure to come away with a deep sense of gratitude for Scott’s honesty and courage, and for the opportunity to walk with her through life’s shadows.” —Andrea Raynor, author of The Alphabet of Grief: Words to Help in Times of Sorrow and A Light on the Corner: Discovering the Sacred in the Everyday

“Kathryn Scott’s story of connection and loss is deeply humanized by the messiness of love with all its imperfection, regret, and sweetness. The gift of a good relationship is what it teaches us about ourselves. We tell our stories so we are not so alone and read them for the same reasons. Present through it all from first glance to tender farewell and beyond, her lessons are all our lessons.” —Connell Cowan, PhD, author of Smart Women, Foolish Choices and Husbands and Wives: Exploding Marital Myths

“...Kathryn Leigh Scott takes the reader on a journey [upon which] none would choose to embark...However, we are willing to accompany her because the flow of her prose and the certain knowledge of where her story is headed give her an unusual grip on our imaginations...This book is many things: a set of instructions on the tips and traps of caregiving, a cautionary tale of the frustrations and unexpected moments of guilt that accompany watching one’s mate fade a little more each day, and, more than anything else, it is a love story, both inspiring and heartbreaking, of two people whose devotion to one another grew deeper as their days together grew fewer.” —Lara Parker, author of Dark Shadows: Heiress of Collinwood

“Some will advise that you should never meet your heroes, implying that, in the flesh, heroes are likely to disappoint. While this no doubt often proves true, from time to time a hero shows herself to be even better than your conjured image of her. Kathryn Leigh Scott, adored by many for her roles in television classics such as Dark Shadows and Star Trek, and recent hits like The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., is both gracious and generous. Her latest book, Now With You, Now Without: My Journey Through Life and Loss, shows that she is also capable of enormous strength and unflinching honesty. Now With You, Now Without: My Journey Through Life and Loss is a passionate and compelling introspection on loving, loss, and moving on with hope and purpose.” —J.D. Horn, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Harbor Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1542046734
• ISBN 13: 9781542046732
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188