Alicia King writes from the unique perspective of one who has lost many of those close to her. Her mother’s death was suspicious enough to launch a homicide investigation and lengthy legal rollercoaster. This ultimately led to a sentence of more than 15 years for her mother’s boyfriend.
During the next eight years she would lose her grandmother, step-father, step-mother, and father, as well as miscarrying in her second trimester while awaiting her mother’s boyfriend’s trial. (Which she would eventually attend with her newborn daughter, named after her mother.)
After learning firsthand how people struggle to comfort others after a death, she interviewed hundreds of people to gather what they found most (and least) helpful. Healing is the result.
Ms. King currently lives in Tennessee with her husband Dan, where they tend a huge failure of a garden.
She owns Franklin Walking Tours, where she and her incredible guides share the history of our charming town.
