Kate Boydell was widowed at the age of 33. She felt that her life had lost its purpose and she wanted it to end. But she got through it—and so can everyone else. In this down-to-earth, practical, insightful, and sometimes humorous guide, Kate draws on her own experience of bereavement to offer frank advice on coping with every aspect of the grieving process.
Kate Boydell was widowed in 1998 after nine years of marriage to her beloved husband Charlie, who died of heart failure at the age of 37. Kate has worked in television for the last 22 years and is currently working as a freelance television editor. She has recently appeared on ITV's This Morning, BBC Radio's Five Live and Radio 4's Woman's Hour. Kate is now 40 and lives in Devon with her two daughters. She is the author of the highly popular merrywidow website for young widows: www.merrywidow.me.uk.