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!
Dear Jan – I look forward to seeing this book! I have been using Sacred Journeys as my guided meditation resource for over 25 years now, and I cannot tell you how much I have loved it, wrestled with it and embraced the many teachings and visions contained therein. The fact that every lesson in every week is still relevant in today’s strange times never ceases to amaze me. Nor does the fact that so often, the day’s reading or reflection has been exactly on point with whatever I had been going through at that time – it truly is astounding!
So thank you for your wonderful authorship – I have been wanting to send you some sort of message for year now.
Best regards, from Bev Shipley in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Shouting it from the rooftops sounds like a beautiful start.
Thank you for trusting your heart and spirit to lead the way in the writing of this book. Thank you for continuing to bring your words to so many. My heart and spirit can’t wait to hold Sparrow. May she find her way home to many.
Love to you, dear friend,
Les
Dear Jan,
Received my ebook copy of Sparrow this morning and am excited to start! Thanks Jan for your eloquent and elegant writing.