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anuajit's review
4.0
Many thanks to Netgalley, Bonnier UK Audio, and the author, for the ALC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is for everyone, because no matter how much we are prepared for loss, we are not. Loss is always sudden, even when expected. It seeps in with time, showing up unannounced at sight or feeling of something we relate to the lost ones. This collection is about dealing with those feelings, dealing with the trauma of loss, accepting the status of loss, healing the wounds, the scars and scabs left by loss.
The beauty of poetry as audiobooks for me is that the author reads it, the artist expressing the art which makes it an experience! A worthy and beautiful experience!
This book is for everyone, because no matter how much we are prepared for loss, we are not. Loss is always sudden, even when expected. It seeps in with time, showing up unannounced at sight or feeling of something we relate to the lost ones. This collection is about dealing with those feelings, dealing with the trauma of loss, accepting the status of loss, healing the wounds, the scars and scabs left by loss.
The beauty of poetry as audiobooks for me is that the author reads it, the artist expressing the art which makes it an experience! A worthy and beautiful experience!
travelsalongmybookshelf's review
4.0
I have read this book, along with 2 others Life and Loss as a poetry collection and have reviewed them together so this review will appear duplicated for the other 2 books
LOVE, LIFE, LOSS
Today I’m reviewing a poetry collection by Donna Ashworth. Three books Love, Life and Loss. I’ve been dipping in and out of these for the last week and I have to say I’ve loved them all. Love is full of words to remind us of the love in our lives, where it can be found, that it is powerful and so so important. Life covers just that, beginnings, endings, age, all sorts really and it’s been wonderful to sit at the end of the day and read one of these, they bring a sense of peace on the hamster wheel that is Life. Loss was a harder read for me and I have not yet read all of this collection. There are poems for loss in all its forms, I have particularly found solace in ‘There will always be loss’, simple words that speak loud and at the right time are always good.
I will share a little spark of joy for me from Love:
Frosting
Love can arrive
wearing many a disguise
but never
does it look
like and expensive gift
or a romantic weekend
for two.
That’s just frosting.
You’re far more likely
to find real love
in a cup of tea
made just for you
exactly the way you like it.
This this is my love, wrapped up in a cup of tea, you know who you are.
Thank you Donna Ashworth for your words, powerful, truthful and long lasting.
LOVE, LIFE, LOSS
Today I’m reviewing a poetry collection by Donna Ashworth. Three books Love, Life and Loss. I’ve been dipping in and out of these for the last week and I have to say I’ve loved them all. Love is full of words to remind us of the love in our lives, where it can be found, that it is powerful and so so important. Life covers just that, beginnings, endings, age, all sorts really and it’s been wonderful to sit at the end of the day and read one of these, they bring a sense of peace on the hamster wheel that is Life. Loss was a harder read for me and I have not yet read all of this collection. There are poems for loss in all its forms, I have particularly found solace in ‘There will always be loss’, simple words that speak loud and at the right time are always good.
I will share a little spark of joy for me from Love:
Frosting
Love can arrive
wearing many a disguise
but never
does it look
like and expensive gift
or a romantic weekend
for two.
That’s just frosting.
You’re far more likely
to find real love
in a cup of tea
made just for you
exactly the way you like it.
This this is my love, wrapped up in a cup of tea, you know who you are.
Thank you Donna Ashworth for your words, powerful, truthful and long lasting.
piperkitty's review
5.0
Love by Donna Ashworth
This is a lovely set of poems. I related to If your Mother Did not Love you so much. Each poem is unique and makes you feel emotional. She expresses the ideas and sentiments that the rest of us frequently find challenging to articulate in her writing with a strong knack for keeping her finger on the pulse of women.
All forms of love are covered in this book. Some of the poems are upbeat and jovial, while others are nostalgic and heartbreaking ones about loss.
My thanks to Black and White Publishing for giving me access to an ARC via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given.
This is a lovely set of poems. I related to If your Mother Did not Love you so much. Each poem is unique and makes you feel emotional. She expresses the ideas and sentiments that the rest of us frequently find challenging to articulate in her writing with a strong knack for keeping her finger on the pulse of women.
All forms of love are covered in this book. Some of the poems are upbeat and jovial, while others are nostalgic and heartbreaking ones about loss.
My thanks to Black and White Publishing for giving me access to an ARC via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and are freely given.
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