Voyage to the Other Side of Grief: Finding Joy in New Dreams
by Glenora Doherty
About the Book
After 38 years of marriage, Peter and Glenora Doherty embarked on their life’s dream of sailing around the world on their own boat. Three years into the voyage, Peter passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Glenora not only lost him, she lost her cruising lifestyle and her liveaboard home. Her dreams were shattered. She no longer knew who she was or where she was going. This inspirational and uplifting book will provide practical and comforting advice to anyone who has lost a spouse. There are helpful “Steps to Survival” at the end of each chapter and suggestions about planning ahead for dealing with the death of a spouse, particularly for offshore sailors. To illustrate her voyage, Glenora reflects frequently on the challenges and joys of cruising under sail.
About the Author
Glenora Doherty, B.Ed., has sailed over 30,000 nautical miles aboard the Reliance 44 ketch, Wanderlust V, which she and her family built from a bare hull, and has served as crew on other offshore boats. Wanderlust V gained international recognition due to Peter’s popularity with cruising SSB nets in Mexico and due to the Cruising World Magazine articles Glenora wrote about their knockdown in Hurricane Marty in 2003. Glenora is the Past Commodore of Bluewater Cruising Association and served as editor of the Association’s newsletter, Currents, for six years. She sings with Vancouver’s fabulous show chorus, the Maple Leaf Singers; and volunteers as Administrator for New Beginnings Community Church. She lives in her own home, ‘Wanderer’s Rest’, in Surrey, BC, where she enjoys hosting family and friends.
Praise for Voyage to the Other Side of Grief
Author Glenora Doherty is not only an experienced offshore sailor, but a deeply spiritual woman who tells the candid story of her courageous journey beyond the loss of her husband to hope. I was saddened, moved and uplifted. For anyone who has ever loved and lost, this book is a must-read.”
Catherine Dook, Author of Darling, Call the Coast Guard We’re on Fire Again, Damn to Torpedoes and Offshore
“As someone who has lived the very dream that was so brutally shattered for Glenora Doherty by her husband’s sudden death, I can only too well imagine the magnitude of emotions and challenges she had to endure in the tragedy’s wake. Yet, through her amazing faith, courage and enthusiasm, she has managed to overcome her grief to find joy in new dreams, a course which she vividly outlines in this compelling book, which I highly recommend to anyone who struggles with the loss of a loved one.”
Anne Brevig, Circumnavigator and Author of 9 Years on the 7 Seas
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