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Overview
"Catherine de Courcy emigrated from Ireland in 1986 and, on her travels, me John Johnson, a larger-than-life figure, English runaway and Australian army officer. They were together for fifteen years. John was a Vietnam veteran devoured by post-traumatic stress, which eventually led him to take his own life. After his violent suicide Catherine was faced with an overwhelming grief, which she chose to confront head on." Unflinchingly and without self-pity, Catherine de Courcy looks at the hidden aspects of grief and how to manage the strange and unsettling challenges the loss of a loved one provokes. She also portrays with sympathy and honesty the devastating impact of post-traumatic stress on a Vietnam veteran long after the war. This is a deeply moving and inspiring story of one person s journey through grief.
Synopsis
"Catherine de Courcy emigrated from Ireland in 1986 and, on her travels, me John Johnson, a larger-than-life figure, English runaway and Australian army officer. They were together for fifteen years. John was a Vietnam veteran devoured by post-traumatic stress, which eventually led him to take his own life. After his violent suicide Catherine was faced with an overwhelming grief, which she chose to confront head on." Unflinchingly and without self-pity, Catherine de Courcy looks at the hidden aspects of grief and how to manage the strange and unsettling challenges the loss of a loved one provokes. She also portrays with sympathy and honesty the devastating impact of post-traumatic stress on a Vietnam veteran long after the war. This is a deeply moving and inspiring story of one person s journey through grief.