Night Into Light
A Mother's Journey of Grief and Transformation
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Eye Books
Published:5th Dec '24
Should be back in stock very soon
Published to coincide with National Grief Awareness Week
Can a parent ever survive the death of a daughter or son? Psychotherapist Diane Esguerra, a practising Buddhist, takes the ashes of her half-Colombian son, who died of a heroin overdose, to scatter at Machu Picchu in Peru. She learns along the way how to recover from grief without ever letting her precious memories go
A mother’s journey of grief and transformation
Can a parent ever survive the death of a daughter or son? Drowning in grief and with her life in pieces, psychotherapist Diane Esguerra asks herself this question as she sets off for Peru to scatter the ashes of Sacha, her only child, at the sacred Inca citadel Machu Picchu, a place he loved.
Every step of the journey triggers memories of the young man’s troubled life of abuse and addiction. As Diane makes connections with other bereaved people in the unlikeliest of settings, she also has mystical encounters that affirm her Buddhist faith and put her on a path to acceptance and healing. The fragments of her life gradually reassemble – in a more meaningful pattern than before.
By turns funny, engaging and moving, this richly coloured account of one mother’s physical and spiritual journey shows it’s possible not only to survive every parent’s worst nightmare, but to experience growth and transformation along the way.
‘A inspiring and uplifting book about finding infinite value in the most intense and painful experience of profound loss’
‘Diane Esguerra’s eloquent writing and self-deprecating humour make this a surprisingly rewarding and uplifting read. The journey is a courageous one; so too is her willingness to share raw emotion with her reader and her determination to create both meaning and value out of some truly heart-breaking life experiences’ -- Therapy Today
‘This beautifully written memoir charts Diane’s personal anguish as her son Sacha – once a powerful and vibrant young man – is lost to the full-on white-knuckle ride of heroin addiction. In essence it is a book about finding value in profound loss’ -- Marina Cantacuzino, author of Forgiveness
‘A heart-wrenching and uplifting story of one woman’s tragedy, transformation and, ultimately, triumph, made all the more powerful because every word is true – and because Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ -- Edward Canfor-Dumas
‘A moving account’ -- Psychic News
‘A heart-wrenching and uplifting story of one woman’s tragedy, transformation and, ultimately, triumph, made all the more powerful because every word is true – and because Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ - Edward Canfor-Dumas || ‘A inspiring and uplifting book about finding infinite value in the most intense and painful experience of profound loss’ || ‘A moving account’ - Psychic News || ‘Diane Esguerra’s eloquent writing and self-deprecating humour make this a surprisingly rewarding and uplifting read. The journey is a courageous one; so too is her willingness to share raw emotion with her reader and her determination to create both meaning and value out of some truly heart-breaking life experiences’ - Therapy Today || ‘This beautifully written memoir charts Diane’s personal anguish as her son Sacha – once a powerful and vibrant young man – is lost to the full-on white-knuckle ride of heroin addiction. In essence it is a book about finding value in profound loss’ - Marina Cantacuzino, author of Forgiveness
‘A heart-wrenching and uplifting story of one woman’s tragedy, transformation and, ultimately, triumph, made all the more powerful because every word is true – and because Diane Esguerra is a very fine writer’ - Edward Canfor-Dumas || ‘A inspiring and uplifting book about finding infinite value in the most intense and painful experience of profound loss’ || ‘A moving account’ - Psychic News || ‘Diane Esguerra’s eloquent writing and self-deprecating humour make this a surprisingly rewarding and uplifting read. The journey is a courageous one; so too is her willingness to share raw emotion with her reader and her determination to create both meaning and value out of some truly heart-breaking life experiences’ - Therapy Today || ‘This beautifully written memoir charts Diane’s personal anguish as her son Sacha – once a powerful and vibrant young man – is lost to the full-on white-knuckle ride of heroin addiction. In essence it is a book about finding value in profound loss’ - Marina Cantacuzino, author of Forgiveness
ISBN: 9781785633911
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 238g
288 pages