See You Later Alligator, After While Crocodile
Life will begin again for those affected by the loss of loved ones
Book Cooks Up Time-Tested Methods to Working Through Grief
Life will begin again for those affected by the loss of loved ones
2008-09-26
LONGWOOD, FL-Loss is universal; it is a daily headline. But when it comes to addressing the pain, there is a severe lack of communication. In Xulon Press author Darla Austell's See You Later Alligator, After While Crocodile ($9.99, paperback, 978-1-60647-545-4), the author explores the feelings and frustrations of those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. As an alligator who has lost multiple crocodiles in her life, Austell provides readers encouragement to take the steps necessary to work through grief and get to a new normal in life. Beautifully illustrated and concise, See You Later Alligator, After While Crocodile will lighten and enlighten the heart.
Says Austell, "I bring my own life experience to this book. Losing my family structure over a period of two and a half years turned my life upside down. I experienced and worked through the loss of grandparents, parents, and an aunt and an uncle to chronic illness. We had funeral after funeral, leaving the family broken. Over time, the structure of the family and my life took on a new normal. The life experiences highlighted in this book were key milestones in moving through my grief."
Austell hopes to touch the hearts of the grieving and offer hope to hurting hearts through these time-tested methods to working through grief. She has peppered encouraging Scriptures, journal questions, and blank pages throughout the book to help the reader record important thoughts and experience renewed life. "As the reader progresses through the book, life will begin again," she says.