There are no short cuts throught the journey of grief; we have to walk every step of our own via dolorosa and they are all different, but there are lights along the way but above all there are fellow travellers who have survived too ... In BIRDOF MY LOVING, Mary Sheepshanks tells her own story of the death of her baby and the illness and death of her husband, intertwining with it her conversations with others who have rebuilt their lives - and themselves afterwards. Part autobiography, part an inspirational book on survival, part an immensely friendly companion to the emotional trauma of bereavement, this book is realistic, hopeful, and written in a delightful style.