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!
June 17, 2020 at 12:41 PM |
Thank you Jan. So needed now and always. I love your work and have just now pre-ordered. Best, Melinda
July 8, 2020 at 9:56 PM |
Melinda, thank you so much! I am grateful for your thoughtfulness and your support. Many blessings to you in these days.
June 17, 2020 at 12:50 PM |
Thank you for sharing your tender story–so needed in these difficult days.
July 8, 2020 at 10:04 PM |
Barbara, thank you kindly! I’m so grateful for the gift of your words. Blessings and peace to you in these days.
June 17, 2020 at 2:02 PM |
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.
July 8, 2020 at 10:05 PM |
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.
June 17, 2020 at 2:11 PM |
being a widow I want to share this journey with you through your book. am looking forward to receiving it. Moe
July 8, 2020 at 10:08 PM |
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.
June 17, 2020 at 2:18 PM |
Ready and waiting! Thank you in advance!
July 8, 2020 at 10:09 PM |
Leslie, thank you! I am so grateful for your kindness. Many blessings to you!
June 18, 2020 at 8:18 AM |
Am wondering if our church library might order this, sounds worthwhile …..Heather
July 8, 2020 at 10:09 PM |
Many thanks, Heather! I appreciate your thoughtfulness. Blessings to you!
July 14, 2020 at 3:49 PM |
Sounds wonderful and as a psychotherapist I will be sharing it with others. Thank you. Blessings.