Coming soon! Sparrow: A Book of Life and Death and Life

Sparrow-book jacket

Beloved friends, I am torn between wanting to whisper this to you and wanting to shout it from the rooftops. I have a new book! It’s called Sparrow, and it is a story of making a life in the wake of Gary’s death. I feel wildly tender about this one. It is my most personal book—hence the impulse to want to whisper the news, to be quiet about it, because in many ways it is different than anything I have written before, and this is not entirely comfortable.

Sparrow tells so much of what my heart has held since Gary’s death: the aching absence, the stubborn hope, the strange graces that come in deepest loss. It tells of unexpected solace and shelter. And it tells of a conversation that has not entirely ended but continues to inspire the life I am making now.

Sparrow will be released on July 14, into a world very different than I could have imagined. In the intense chaos and grief that have come to us in these months, I am holding on to what I came to know in my bones as I wrote this book: that, ultimately, love is more fierce than grief. And that is something I need to say in these days. Maybe even shout it from the rooftops.

I would love to put this book into your hands. For info and to pre-order Sparrow in hardcover or as an eBook, visit janrichardson.com/books.

As these days unfold, I am sending so many blessings for you, with deep gratitude.

P.S. I’m regularly posting at my author page on Facebook (@janrichardsonauthor) and on Instagram (@janrichardsonstudio) and would love to connect with you there!

13 Responses to “Coming soon! Sparrow: A Book of Life and Death and Life”

  1. Melinda Hall Says:

    Thank you Jan. So needed now and always. I love your work and have just now pre-ordered. Best, Melinda

    • Jan Richardson Says:

      Melinda, thank you so much! I am grateful for your thoughtfulness and your support. Many blessings to you in these days.

  2. Barbara Bjelland Says:

    Thank you for sharing your tender story–so needed in these difficult days.

    • Jan Richardson Says:

      Barbara, thank you kindly! I’m so grateful for the gift of your words. Blessings and peace to you in these days.

  3. Barbara Says:

    i love the title–it conjures tenderness. and i LOVE the cover. it’s heavenly, and draws me right into its sacred center….and i understand the wanting to whisper, the shyness that draws us into that coiled-in posture. and i am so grateful for your wanting to shout from the rooftop, and especially so now that i know of this joy on the horizon…..

    thank you. for all you bring to this world.

    • Jan Richardson Says:

      Barbara, thank you so much! Your words and your thoughtfulness are such a blessing and a gift, and I am grateful. Thank you for you in this world! Many blessings to you as these days unfold.

  4. Maureen Nieman Says:

    being a widow I want to share this journey with you through your book. am looking forward to receiving it. Moe

    • Jan Richardson Says:

      Thank you kindly, Moe! I am so grateful for your thoughtfulness. I am sorry you know such loss, and I pray many blessings and much solace for you.

  5. Leslie Bingham Says:

    Ready and waiting! Thank you in advance!

  6. Ena de Haan Says:

    Am wondering if our church library might order this, sounds worthwhile …..Heather

  7. Linda Smith Says:

    Sounds wonderful and as a psychotherapist I will be sharing it with others. Thank you. Blessings.

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