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rank 5846
word count 66634
date submitted 28.10.2011
date updated 28.10.2011
genres: Romance, Non-fiction, Biography, Ha...
classification: universal
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I CAN SEE BLUEBELLS

EMMA MACK

A MOVING PERSONAL REFLECTION OF LOVE, A RELATIONSHIP JOURNEY, THE EXPERIENCE OF PROFOUND LOSS AND ITS EFFECTS

 

A personal recollection of the joys, love and acceptance between two people that met late in life. Shortly after they married, Ben became critically ill, from a rare genetic illness, one that none of his Family were aware of, one that he would never recover and would have implications for the rest of his Family. This book tells of the emotions, feelings and trials that two people struggled with. The shocking onset of the illness, through to the CCU and later rehabilitation. Exploring the effect that relationships, society and institutions had on their situation and continues after Ben’s death, to Emma’s own personal grieving process. Forming a real insight into the highs, lows and pain of personal grieving, (an attempted suicide, financial problems and decidedly ill-fated choices made during that time), it delves into areas of death, dying and the grieving process which are often seen as taboo and remain unspoken of. Whilst it is dark and honest, it speaks of the many magical moments of grieving, with personal understanding and growth, which led to a challenging career move.

 
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writerwithacause wrote 569 days ago

Hello,
I want to be as honest as possible and I hope I'm not offensive or rude. This is an interesting premise for a book. However, i would not want to read this book. The pace is too slow. The beginning of the book is very important. You have to give the reader a reason to want to read on and I could not find that reason. I know this book isn't really about the abusive relationship you were in prior to meeting Ben but I would suggest either you begin the book with one of the situations when the ex was being abusive. I would suggest you show us this situation and not tell us. For example I hid in the closet and waited until he passed out from having drank too much. Something inside of me changed and I vowed I would no longer be his punching bag. Tonight would be the last time he would ever hit me... This is only an example to explain what I'm talking about. I'm simply explaining the difference between showing and telling. Or you could start out with Ben being at the doctor's office receiving his diagnosis. For three days now Ben refused to eat. He was sweating and shaking profusely I knew something was terribly wrong. "Bill, I'm not going to sit back and watch you die. I'm going to leave if you do not go to the hospital tonight. I'm not saying this is your story but what I am saying is the book needs to give the reader a reason to want to read on. There is a difference between showing and telling a story and I feel you do a lot of telling. I hope this makes sense. I will check backi and read more later. Lisa

writerwithacause wrote 569 days ago
writerwithacause wrote 569 days ago

Hello,
I want to be as honest as possible and I hope I'm not offensive or rude. This is an interesting premise for a book. However, i would not want to read this book. The pace is too slow. The beginning of the book is very important. You have to give the reader a reason to want to read on and I could not find that reason. I know this book isn't really about the abusive relationship you were in prior to meeting Ben but I would suggest either you begin the book with one of the situations when the ex was being abusive. I would suggest you show us this situation and not tell us. For example I hid in the closet and waited until he passed out from having drank too much. Something inside of me changed and I vowed I would no longer be his punching bag. Tonight would be the last time he would ever hit me... This is only an example to explain what I'm talking about. I'm simply explaining the difference between showing and telling. Or you could start out with Ben being at the doctor's office receiving his diagnosis. For three days now Ben refused to eat. He was sweating and shaking profusely I knew something was terribly wrong. "Bill, I'm not going to sit back and watch you die. I'm going to leave if you do not go to the hospital tonight. I'm not saying this is your story but what I am saying is the book needs to give the reader a reason to want to read on. There is a difference between showing and telling a story and I feel you do a lot of telling. I hope this makes sense. I will check backi and read more later. Lisa

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