When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis: Life After Death and a Dog Called Boris

Writer Helen Baileys world fell apart in early 2011 when on a well-earned break to Barbados she watched helplessly from the beach as her husband was dragged out to sea in a rip-current and drowned. With her life as she knew it shattered Helen began to chronicle living after such devastating and shocking loss in a blogPlanet Griefand gained a worldwide following from many who had experienced huge loss. And now her blog has become a book. Anecdotal witty heartbreaking and utterly grounded this book covers all the obvious struggles in the aftermath of a loss as well as many not-so-obvious but just as poignant everyday obstacles. Helen has emerged from her nightmare and her story offers wry humor comfort and hope.