A Mother Loses Almost Everything Before She Discovers True Joy
In 1977, Kathy Eldon moved with her husband and two children from
England to Kenya, where she found freedom as she had never known it
before and was ready to push back from her old, restrictive life. Diving
into this tumultuous new world as a journalist and writer, she embraced
the energy and creativity of Kenyans, both black and white. But her
world collapsed when her twenty-two-year-old son, Dan--an artist and
photojournalist on assignment for Reuters--was stoned to death by an
angry mob in Somalia, killed by the very people he was trying to help.
Kathy's journey through this tragic loss was deeply spiritual as she
discovered that, in many ways, Dan was still ever-present in her life.
This gripping international saga includes a passionate love, a dangerous
coup in Kenya, and a compelling glimpse into a woman on the brink of
self-discovery. After her son's murder, Kathy began to publish his art,
which gained popularity worldwide and--together with her daughter,
Amy--launched a global foundation celebrating Dan's work as a creative
activist. Throughout Kathy's exploration of profound tragedy, we find
the secrets to not only surviving, but being truly, gloriously alive.
