- SKU: 9781038340191
- BARCODE: 9781038340191
- VENDOR: BooksCloud
Reality and Romance - Paperback
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Description
by Gay Beaumont (Author), Tina Barkhouse (Artist)
When a devastating head injury turned her world upside down, Gay Beaumont found herself separated from her beloved son and forced to rebuild her life from the haze of a coma. Amid the confusion and pain, she discovered an unexpected lifeline: writing.
Reality and Romance is the culmination of twenty-five years of raw, heartfelt poetry and prose born from this struggle and recovery. Beaumont invites readers into the vivid landscapes of her mind, where daily pain mingles with memories of love, travel, laughter, and freedom from illness. She shares moments both simple and profound: raising a glass "to all the living and deceased"; seeking warmth and sisterhood as women share "the seeds of life, the grapes of time"; confronting the altered reality of her mind; and balancing chronic pain with fleeting glimpses of her old self, writing, "There are still spheres in my eyes / Gems in each breath, nevertheless / Electricity starts my heart."
Through unflinching honesty and lyrical wordplay, Beaumont transforms suffering into art, capturing the thorny coexistence of reality's hardships and poetry's timeless romance. For anyone living through trauma or chronic illness, Reality and Romance offers kinship and a gentle reminder that words can help carry us through life's most challenging moments.
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