Alice has known, loved, and lost many people throughout her life. Here she talks about her special people, her memory of what meant so much to her about them. She remembers her husband, father and mother, a beloved sister, her little brother Connie, and many others. She tells how she coped with the emptiness she felt when they died, of the seeming impossibility of moving on with life after such deeply felt loss, when time stood still.
This book is a sharing - it lets the reader in on a story and celebration of life in its intimacy, its small, precious moments. When we experience grief, sharing in someone else's story can help us more than anything, and in the hands of master storyteller Alice Taylor, we may find our own solace and the space to remember our own special people.

About the Author
Alice Taylor lives in the village of Innishannon in County Cork, in a house attached to the local supermarket and post office. Her first book, To School Through the Fields, was published in 1988. It was an immediate success and quickly became the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Alice has written nearly twenty books since then, largely exploring her beloved village and the ways of life in rural Ireland. She has also written poetry and fiction: her first novel, The Woman of the House, was an immediate bestseller. Most recently, she wrote a children's picture book with her daughter Lena Angland, called Ellie and the Fairy Door.

Reviews

'uplifting'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'anybody who has lost someone can find solace in this book'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'as if she just writes down on the page what she was feeling, you don't get any sense that there is any filter between you and the writer'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'you would have to have a heart of stone to not be moved by it'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'a warm personal story of life in rural Ireland'

-- Arena, RTE Radio 1

'And Time Stood Still warmed my heart and reminded me of the value of family, friendship and community'

-- Irish Independent

'in this book, Alice Taylor is singing my song'

-- Irish Independent

'every aspect of the book appealed'

-- Irish Independent

'I was enthralled'

-- Irish Independent

'wonderful'

-- Irish Independent

'a great read, beautifully put together'

-- Western People

'this book is a very practical one ... written from the heart by a woman who like most of us will have experienced grief in all its forms during life's journey'

-- Western People

'peppered with wonderful stories'

-- Western People

'it's written very simply, beautifully and movingly'

-- Western People

'beautifully illustrated and featuring the finest of prose and poetry'

-- Southern Star


Awards
Short-listed for Irish Book Awards: Best Irish-Published Book 2012 (Ireland).



Book Information
ISBN 9781847177827
Author Alice Taylor
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Brandon
Publisher O'Brien Press Ltd
Weight(grams) 212g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 13mm