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“...But age and grief are both blunt weapons. And they’ve worked her over pretty well.”

Book:Killers of a Certain Age

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Killers of a Certain Age

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Deanna Raybourn

Deanna Raybourn is an Australian author of historical novels, known for her works that blend suspense and romance set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in England. Born on June 17, 1968, Raybourn graduated from the Australian National University. more

“I never felt close to death myself, but I knew it better than anyone else. I sat with it every day, stroking its hand, chatting to it, even laughing with it. Yet, I never quite understood it. It was as if death had employed me as its secretary, and as such, a certain level of respect was to be given.”

Death Loss Grief Depression Nurse Hospital

Book:The Dream To End All Dreams

Source: The Dream To End All Dreams

“The sun had disappeared behind the hill and the sky had faded to violet hues. This once common sight of my childhood had now become a simple reminder to me. A reminder of the past. What I could have done, what I should’ve done and what I could’ve been. I often wondered if I was wrong to honour the memory of the days that had slipped on by. After all, the body of today had fallen, but it was still breathing. Was I wrong to mourn something still alive?”

Grief Childhood Nostalgia

Book:The Dream To End All Dreams

Source: The Dream To End All Dreams

“Everything was as it was. My dad's tools, laid out as if he were coming back. Everything as it was before, but missing the most important piece. I stared at it all, aching from the empty silence. It wasn’t his death that hurt me, it was the things that proved he was alive.”

Death Loss Grief

Book:The Dream To End All Dreams

Source: The Dream To End All Dreams