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My daughter Hannah was born still on April 1st, 2004. I felt as though the lights had all gone out. For a long time I thought I would go mad. I felt as though the whole world had forgotten that she ever existed. My faith in God was shattered. The bottom had fallen out of my world. I longed to know how other mothers coped with the loss of their beloved babies but I could find very few books. I began to write down my own feelings within a few days of Hannah's death. The words were never meant for publication but simply to help me cope with my overwhelming grief. This writing helped me to come to terms with Hannah's absence. The first half of From out of the darkness was written in the first year after Hannah died. I wrote the second half six years later. It is a completely truthful account of my experience. I decided to put From out of the darkness into eBook form to make it easily accessible to others mums who struggle with their grief, loss and anger. 
To read more please go to http://fromoutofthedarkness.weebly.com 
Martine



"The book is beautifully written, it  blew me away. It really demonstrates the pain , the grief, the journey. It is so real and human and relatable..how wonderful and brave of you to write so frankly.I do not know how you survived such pain but your story gives hope to others as they work through to their new "normal"."
Susan Odev 
www.susanodev.me.uk