
In this collection, Ashley Brown takes us with her on a year-long journey she purposefully devoted to grieving the loss of her soul-dog, listening, learning, and looking for home within herself, without her constant companion. She shares moments and reflections on this transformative year-her travels, anxieties, encounters with wild animals, solitude, foster dogs, relationship challenges, and finally, adopting a dog and moving. In each story from both her literal and spiritual adventures, Brown seeks the wisdom found in nature, the opportunity born from lostness, the beauty in the messes, the grace laced within the pain.
In this intimately personal memoir, author Ashley Brown eloquently captures the heartbreak that anyone who has suffered the loss of a cherished pet (or person for that matter) will relate to deeply. Ashley's travel adventures over the course of the next year are mini-stories within the larger story as she struggles to come to terms with her overwhelming grief. She portrays exceptional landscapes, harrowing mix-ups, breathtaking vistas, solitary moments with wild animals, and lonely moments as she and her husband navigate the rocky paths of marriage. Over time and through the chapters of her book, she works to recover from the loss of her dearest friend and reclaim a more empowered understanding of herself. Ultimately, A Tail of Grace is a journey of triumph over grief, and the renewal that comes with time and growth and willingness (however reluctantly at first) to accept new - and renewed - relationships that lead to rebirth and a new life.
Deirdre Taylor
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