The Death of a Child - Hardcover

Peter Stanford is a writer, broadcaster and biographer, whose books include biographies of Lord Longford, C Day-Lewis, and the Devil and the travelogue, The Extra Mile. A former editor of the Catholic Herald, he writes for The Daily Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday and The Observer and has a regular column in The Tablet. www.peterstanford.co.uk

'Here is a series of chapters contributed by some well-known people and some who are completely unknown. They cover all aspects of the death of children from a wide variety of perspectives — from parent to sibling to grandparent and godparent.' (Bulletin)

Serialised in the Daily Telegraph, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/8541795/The-death-of-a-child.html

Catherine Dunne's chapter serialised in the Irish Times /

Serialised in the Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-1386305/Joanna-Moorhead-talks-tragic-death-year-old-sister.html

Featured in The Tablet 4th June 2011

Articles reporting on Sarah Brown's chapter in the book featured in: London Evening Standard, 18th May (UK) http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23951221-jennifers-death-has-changed-me-forever-says-sarah-brown.do The Daily Mail, 19th May (UK) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1388568/Sarah-Brown-Losing-baby-Jennifer-changed-forever.html The Daily Telegraph, 19th May (UK) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/gordon-brown/8521883/Sarah-Brown-my-grief-over-Jennifers-death-changed-me-forever.html The Mirror, 19th May (UK) http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/05/19/sarah-brown-opens-up-over-tragic-loss-of-daughter-jennifer-115875-23140058/ The Sun, 19th May (UK) Hello Magazine online, 19th May (UK) http://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities-news-in-pics/19-05-2011/56517/ Marie Claire online, 19th May (UK) http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/world/526176/sarah-brown-opens-up-on-pain-of-losing-her-baby-daughter.html parentpages.co.uk 19th May (UK) http://www.parentpages.co.uk/news/sarah-brown-my-grief-over-jennifers-death-changed-me-forever/ parentdish.co.uk 19th May (UK) http://www.parentdish.co.uk/2011/05/19/sarah-brown-losing-baby-jennifer-changed-me-forever/

'A painful but necessary book.'

(The Catholic Herald)

All [stories] are written with deep love and recognition that life will never be the same again... Recognising the depth and longevity of grief by others can be supportive, and at the end of the book is a glossary of useful organisations. (The Good Bookstall)

Wendy Perriam's chapter featured in the Guardian Family Supplement http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/16/wendy-perriam-daughter-death?INTCMP=SRCH

'Here is a series of chapters contributed by some well-known people and some who are completely unknown. They cover all aspects of the death of children from a wide variety of perspectives – from parent to sibling to grandparent and godparent.’ (Sanford Lakoff)