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Witty, yet wise with intimate insights, this is a unique journey of sensuous delights, a beautiful and compelling series of adventures that capture the insecurities, pain and ultimate joy of a middle-aged woman facing life and embracing life on her own.

When Susan Bloch lost her partner John far too early, she faced her grief with courage – and what many would term a moment of madness.

Giving up her successful career in the UK, she moved overnight to India, facing not just the uncertainties and worries of a new life in a strange land – and being one of the only white women in a high-powered corporate role – but coping with her own very real grief at the death of her husband. Susan’s brave – and some might say unconventional – approach to tackling her grief provides a compelling and very human insight into loss of a loved one, and at the same time delivers a beautifully written love letter to India in all its vibrant, chaotic, life-affirming glory.

Refreshingly honest and highly emotive, Travels with My Grief is as engaging as it is inspiring, and is more than a simple self-help manual or travelogue. This book is a genuinely life-changing read, and one that should be read by anyone who wants an insight into the joys, belief, spirituality and hope that living can bring us all.

About the Author

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Susan Bloch is a writer, published author and leading executive coach. Author of four business books (that have been published in English, German, Polish, Mandarin and Turkish), Susan is a regular contributor to several literary journals. A South African by birth, and now based in Seattle, Susan is an accomplished international speaker and avid traveler, and an experienced self-promoter and media user. When she is not writing or consulting, Susan enjoys yoga, hiking and spending time with her grandchildren. She lives in Seattle.

Praise For…

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"Emotionally raw, endearingly wry, and sweetly seductive, Travels with My Grief is a journey through the mental, physical, and spiritual terra incognita brought on by loss. . . . Allows us to see how our own fears, injuries and isolation might be remedied by a larger love of all that is good in the world.’ Kim Barnes, Pulitzer finalist and author of In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country

‘A scrumptious mix of magenta and indigo, curry and cardamom, pungent marigolds and jangling bangles entices us into this vividly remembered sojourn in India, where author Susan Bloch learned to lay aside her grief and embrace life with fervor and firewalking. A savory, sensual, sparkling memoir you won’t forget." —Dori Jones Yang, author, Daughter of Xanadu

‘Heart-wrenching and gorgeous. . . . Documents the transformation from despair and dysfunction after the death of a beloved soul mate to a spirit-lifting journey . . .  A marvelous, dazzling memoir.’ Priscilla Long, author of Fire and Stone: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?