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BOOK REVIEW
The Empty Side of Our Bed is Bill Beckett’s story of the loss of his beloved wife Bonnie to cancer, and his painful journey forward. Beckett makes it clear that there are no easy answers and no step-by-step guidelines to cope with losing the love of your life. Instead he shares his emotions from the beginning of his journey until the present. His description of heartache as an actual, physical pain is so real, and he describes the darker times when he was overwhelmed with the physical agony of it, along with the mental anguish. At the same time, he shares happy memories with Bonnie and stresses the simple moments that we should all embrace to the fullest, because they are the ones he misses the most. He shares how he has learned to live with grief, and he honors his late wife and his love for her.
This is a wonderful tribute to the author’s wife, and at the same time, a deeply honest story of experiencing grief and moving slowly forward.
I received a free copy of this book. My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bill Beckett is a former IT and digital forensics professional who turned to writing after the loss of his wife, Bonnie. He is the author of Love, Family, Cancer, a heartfelt account of their journey through illness. His current project, The Empty Side of Our Bed, is a deeply personal memoir about grief, healing, and rediscovering identity. Bill writes with raw honesty, offering comfort to fellow widowers and anyone navigating profound loss. He is a father, grandfather, and storyteller who believes in the quiet power of words to help us carry on.
PURCHASE LINK
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BEFORE YOU GO
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How brave of Bill to write this book. Thanks for the great review.
Thanks Darlene. I agree. It’s brave and honest.
Thank you Darlene.
All the best to the author for his new book. Sharing to help spread the word.
Thanks for sharing, Liz!
You’re welcome, Bonnie!
Yes Liz, thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome, Bill!
That would be of great interest to me having been widowed. I and me are the hardest words. The world seems full of widows with our ready made support group, but of course there are plenty of men who find themselves alone.
A valid point. One of the many reasons I wrote it was because I found many books written by widows on the subject but not nearly as many written by widowers.
I hope you enjoy it if you decide to read it, tidalscribe.
Wonderful review of Bill’s heartfelt book, Bonnie.
I agree T.W. 🙂
Thank you for the wonderful review Bonnie. I hope that people get something out this book. I wrote with total honesty and believe that comes across.
Yes, that definitely came across to me.
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