Limited Edition Paperback
Finding Tomorrow
A memoir written through the loss of her son Ryan.
For women carrying grief, Finding Tomorrow offers honest reflection, gentle company, and the quiet reminder that love does not end when a life ends.
A limited edition autographed paperback, with all proceeds supporting women in need through the Sanctuary’s Angel Sponsorship program.
Autographed Memoir by Sharalyn Drayton
About the book
A gentle companion through grief
Finding Tomorrow is a mother’s account of unbearable loss and the long, uneven path that follows. Written in the rawness of grief, it reads that way. Honest. Unhurried. Without the pressure to feel a certain way or arrive anywhere by a certain time.
For women coping with grief, the book offers presence rather than instruction. Language for feelings that can be hard to name. A reminder that love continues, even when the shape of it changes.
“Through Sharalyn’s unflinching honesty, we come to understand that grief is not a dead end, but a radical opening. It strips away illusion, burns through our defences, and delivers us to the edges of everything we thought we knew – about love, life, and death. It leads us into a realm of radical love, radical acceptance, and the most radical truth of all: the possibility of a living relationship with the dead.
Her story is a gift for anyone who has grieved, who has loved and lost. It is a hand held out across the abyss – a quiet, fierce reminder that in the deepest chambers of grief lies a truth: love doesn’t die. It transforms. And so can we.”
Sharalyn's story
I didn't know how I was going to survive Ryan's death, or at times even if I wanted to. I didn't think I could do now, let alone tomorrow. Some days just one breath at a time was all I could manage.
Sharalyn Drayton
Finding Tomorrow was written through that season. As Sharalyn searched for understanding, and for a new way of being in relationship with her son, she began to write what she was learning.
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