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Jo Cundy, a solicitor, journeyed with her beloved husband, a senior bishop, through his death from cancer, travelling on through bereavement and beyond, including an earthquake in New Zealand. As Jo tells her story, she articulates deep truths about God who is Lord of the unexpected. This is an adventure of life and love, of private grief and public pilgrimage.

About the Author :
Jo Cundy is the widow of Ian Cundy who was Bishop of Peterborough until his death in 2009. She is a retired solicitor and spent 10 years involved in the NHS in Non-Executive roles. She now lives in County Durham and has three grown up children and five grandchildren.

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"With a steady and honest purposefulness, this book takes us through a succession of earthquakes, literal as well as metaphorical - the shattering impact of a cancer diagnosis, the up and down moments of living under this shadow, and then an unexpected death; then the aftershocks of grief and loss, and the trauma of a real earthquake in New Zealand. But what comes through is a clear-eyed faith, a sense of what cannot be shaken, a stability that is credible because it is hard-won and a faith-filled embrace of the risk and limitation that is inseparably part of our human identity before God. Jo Cundy is a sure footed guide through some very dark places; I'm grateful that she has been brave enough to map her journey in this way." -- Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury 20131030 "This is a memorable book about a memorable journey. It's wonderfully honest and beautifully written, without sentimentality but with tenderness and grace. Jo Cundy's strong faith is evident as we are drawn in to experiences which are both deeply personal and yet universal. There are lessons about life, death and new life from which we can all richly benefit." -- Bishop John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford 20131002 Jo Cundy has written a deeply moving and inspiring account of the journey she made with her husband Ian from the time he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung cavity, until three years after his death. Jo traces the eighteen months between Ian's diagnosis and his death with extraordinary honesty, but also with humour, wit and finely drawn observations, such as her description of going to a zoo in France and finding peace and inspiration in the beauty and variety of the animals. It is a story that anyone who has ever lost a close loved one can immediately identify with, but it is also an adventure story about life, love and God. As Jo experiences intense grief, she also faces her own mortality and eventually finds herself able to accept the gift, as well as the fragility, of life. Jo Cundy is a person of immense spiritual, emotional and physical courage, and her story will inspire and encourage anyone who has ever lost a close loved one, as well as anyone who has ever questioned the relevance of faith to the meaning of life. Letting Go of Ian is an intensely moving personal account of the death of a beloved husband, but it is also an inspiring story of how one woman makes new and hopeful discoveries about life, God and herself. -- Christina Rees, author and commentator 20131101 "The degree to which the book moved me is a reflection of Jo's skill in drawing us into the journey she is travelling and the way in which the reality of God's presence is demonstrated ... It sets before us the reminder of the call to be a pilgrim, a companion, a purposeful traveller to an assured home." -- Justin Welby in his Foreword Letting go of someone who becomes terminally ill stretches our humanity to its extreme. Even more so when that person is a life partner, a leading public figure and someone with a deep trust in the goodness of God. Yet Jo Cundy recounts an extraordinary story of faith with deep humanity and engaging hope. -- David Wilkinson BSc PhD MA PhD FRAS, Principal, St John's College, Durham "This very helpful book is about living deeply. The honesty with which it is written is both refreshing and challenging. Letting Go of Ian invites the reader to ask searching questions about their own journey and relationship with mortality." -- Bishop Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand 20140208


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780857215390
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Monarch Books
  • Edition: New edition
  • No of Pages: 192
  • ISBN-10: 0857215396
  • Publisher Date: 15 May 2014
  • Binding: Digital download
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A faith journey through grief


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