Catching the Light: Coming Back to Life after the Death of a Child

Catching the Light – Coming Back to Life after the Death of a Child is a collection of poetry and musings depicting one mother’s long journey back to a life of contentment, peace and connection after the death of her beloved child. The book is unique in that it describes a bereaved mother’s gamut of emotions from the first years after her daughter died, to seventeen years after her death. The book covers the subjects of grief, guilt, the most difficult days, as well as the healing gifts that have helped her and how she has stayed connected with her daughter and other loved ones who have died.

Genesse Bourdeau Gentry is the author of Stars in the Deepest Night - After the Death of a Child. She lives in Marin County, California with her husband Bill. She is the mother of Lori (1970-1991) and Megan. She has served as Northern California Regional Coordinator for The Compassionate Friends (TCF) and presents workshops on writing at TCF National Conferences as well as for local TCF chapters. She is a contributing author for the Open to Hope Foundation