The Brightest Star in the Sky - by Anne Dupré (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

Poignant and poetic recollections of a mother after the death of her son.

These vivid and fondest memories evoke a living presence and offer hope and consolation and inspiration to all who have lost loved ones.

Anne Dupré writes, "These treasured memories tear down the cruel wall of mortality, and like the bright stars that illuminate a dark sky, their glow lights up my world."

Our finest hope is finest memory.

-- George Eliot

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Elaine E. Stillwell

Memories Create a Galaxy of Help for the Bereaved
Author Anne Dupre, a bereaved mom and retired college professor, shares a personal path she happily discovered to mend her grieving heart and revive her broken spirit after the sudden death of her 28 year old son. Taking time to remember and write about treasured moments in her life as a mother brought immense joy and peace back into her life. Beautifully written, she inspires and encourages all those who have lost a loved one to quickly pick up a pen or turn on the computer and start pouring out those words and phrases about past events, places, and happenings that make us feel alive again and reconnected to our special person. Her world of classical music, world travel, vast reading (providing an array of quotes from famous authors), loveable pets, and happy home life, all shine throughout this tiny book of 54 pages, encouraging us readers to explore the treasures of writing and remembering, offering us a doorway to gratitude and healing. Get ready to illuminate the universe with your "brightest star!"

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Poignant and poetic recollections of a mother after the death of her son.

These vivid and fondest memories evoke a living presence

and offer hope and consolation and inspiration to all who

have lost loved ones.

Anne Dupré writes, "These treasured memories tear

down the cruel wall of mortality, and like the bright

stars that illuminate a dark sky, their glow lights up

my world."