Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780747588825
ISBN: 0747588821
Label: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: September 18, 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date: September 18, 2008
Sales Rank: 61
Studio: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Rating: - Audiobook cautionary tale...
Just Me
Before I got as far as hearing any of it, I was slightly frustrated at having to go around trying every CD player in the house, as there was no mention on either the cover, or the Amazon description, that this was not suited to certain players. It played on 2 computers, and my clock/radio/CD, but would not play on my DVD player, nor 2 other CD players, one of which was brand new. A Bloomsbury and Amazon Blooper?

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Rating: - Much More Than Mrs Thaw
Authors reading their own work can sometimes be a mistake, but not in this case.

Sheila Hancock delivers her words as if she is saying them for the first time, giving me, the listener, the sort of intimate experience the work deserves. It is like listening to an audio letter from an old, dear friend.

There is much more to this than simply learning to go on holiday or eat in a restart alone - as much of the publicity surrounding the launch suggested - and it will bear repeat ... Read More

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Rating: - just me by sheila hancock
well done sheila!I thoroughly enjoyed your book, i feel as though i have gone on your journey with you from just the two of us,it makes you realise that there is life after death, it does take courage, but if you are prepared to dip your toe in the water, its amazing what happens, i am getting my husband to read it too, because it does prepare you for the inevitable, be it him or me.I also enjoy being at an age where you dont care what you say or do, its so refreshing and liberating,next time you go away ... Read More

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Rating: - How to overcome widowhood
This account by Sheila Hancock of how she coped with widowhood is honest, gripping and nicely-written.
I am not sure who it is intended for....other widows, perhaps, who might (while they are reading this) aquire a little of Mrs Thaw's courage in getting out there after deciding that life, what's left of it, is worth living after all.
It might help other women who find themselves in her situation.
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