Ask Me His Name: Learning to Live and Laugh Again After the Loss of My Baby

A heartbreaking account from Elle Wright - the blogger behind "Feathering The Empty Nest" - of losing her infant son Teddy after just three days of life, and the journey through devastating loss that followed. A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to Tommy's Charity, funding research into miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth.

About the author

Elle Wright is a wife, mother, homemaker and blogger. After the death of her son, Teddy, at three days old, Elle started writing to navigate her new life and as a way to feel purpose again. Her Feathering The Empty Nest blog is a way of finding light in darkness, positivity in times of desperation and, hopefully, making a few people laugh along the way. Elle was the 2018 recipient of the Mum's Voice Award from Tommy's, the baby charity, which celebrates one mum who has spoken out about her own pregnancy experience and given hope to others. Elle would love to hear from you, and you can find her at: www.featheringtheemptynest.co.uk www.instagram.com/feathering_the_empty_nest

Summary

Three days after delivering him into the world, Elle sat with Teddy in her arms as he took his last breaths, and tucked him in for the final time. Ask Me His Name is a moving account of Elle's pregnancy, Teddy's life, and what happens when a mother leaves a hospital with empty arms.

Product details

• Authors: ELLE WRIGHT, Wright Elle
• Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.09.2018
• EAN: 9781788700344
• ISBN: 978-1-78870-034-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 221 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 398 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Coping with death & bereavement, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, PSYCHOLOGY / Grief & Loss, Family & relationships, Parenting: advice and issues, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs