First Year, Worst Year

Barbara Wilson, O.B.E. is a well-known clinical psychologist with a special interest in memory functions. This book however, is not written from her professional perspective, but as a bereaved mother. Her husband, Mick Wilson, is a publishing professional. They have another daughter and son who survive.

• Foreword. Acknowledgements.INTRODUCTION.CHAPTER 1: There’s terrible, terrible news.CHAPTER 2: Sarah lovely, Sarah happy.CHAPTER 3: You were not fragile until you were fearless.CHAPTER 4: It’s OK, I can talk about it.CHAPTER 5: I always flirt with death.CHAPTER 6: Can you make a phone call if you’re dead?CHAPTER 7: We kiss the joy as it flies.CHAPTER 8: The final goodbye: ‘‘Forever Young’’.EPILOGUE: Last word from Sarah (as it were).References.

"...portrays the challenge of getting through each day in a state of grief, trauma and shock." (Human Givens Journal, Vol.11, No.4, 2004) "...a potentially useful resource..." (Journal of Mental Health, Vol 14 (3) 2005)