'In this incredibly moving must-read, Simon shares his journey through
immense grief and pain, and shows us how hope can spring from the
darkest of times' Fearne Cotton
In November 2017, Simon Thomas's life was thrown into turmoil. His wife,
Gemma, died suddenly from acute myleloid leukaemia. Left to care for
their young son, Ethan, on his own, he resigned from Sky Sports, and put
all his efforts into helping them both through the most difficult year
of their lives. In 2019 he published the first edition of this book, in
which - with searing honesty - he recounted that first year of loss and
grief that he felt not only for himself, but also for his son Ethan.
But grief evolves; its rawness becomes less brutal and time offers space
to reflect, to consider what has passed and to recognize that our
experience with grief itself changes. In 2020 Simon launched a new
podcast, Life, Interrupted, in which he interviews both celebrities and
those not well-known, whose lives have been radically changed by a
traumatic event. The podcast was the inspiration to revisit this book;
and with the benefit of time, to reflect on what he has learned since
Gemma's death.
This is not an A-Z on how to cope with grief: it is a father and son's
journey down grief's bumpy road as they begin to find a reason to live
again. Love, Interrupted shows that however much the darkness closes in,
however bereft of hope life can sometimes feel, there is always light,
love and life to be found.
