The Solo Honeymoon
A Brief Beautiful True Love Story
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- $199.00
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- $199.00
Descripción editorial
A romantic, life-affirming memoir about a young woman’s solo honeymoon to Europe after her fiancé’s sudden death weeks before their wedding, and the community of hope and wonder she built along the way
When Laura and Devon sat down to plan their honeymoon, Castellina in Chianti, Italy, was the obvious destination. Four months later, Laura found herself standing in a secret spot at the edge of the village watching the sunset. It would have been perfect, if Devon had been there with her. But Laura’s fiancé, the love of her life, had died in her arms a month before their wedding.
The Solo Honeymoon follows Laura as she faces her fears and heartbreak by going alone on the honeymoon she had planned with Devon. From screaming from the mountaintops in Ireland to wandering the busy streets of London to dining on the French Riviera and watching the sun set over Castellina, Laura travels across Europe to find solid ground. Along the way, readers learn her unique love story and come to know Devon and what made their relationship so special.
The result is a beautiful exploration of what it means to choose life in the face of unimaginable pain. The Solo Honeymoon shines a light on the joy of love, the depths of grief, and all the beauty there is in the world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Canadian attorney Murphy debuts with a visceral memoir about honeymooning alone amid the shock of her fiancé's sudden death weeks before their wedding. The narrative shifts between two timelines: one tracks Murphy's meeting and falling in love with her fiancé, Devon, then charts their relationship through his death, while the other recounts Murphy's solo honeymoon across Europe. During that trip, Murphy bounced from the U.K. to Ireland to Italy, making friends, meeting up with family members, and cataloging the experience on TikTok, where she became a viral sensation. Throughout, Murphy conjures the liminal strangeness of grief, honing in on its sharpest, most surreal aspects, as when she sees Devon's glasses on a shelf, collecting dust. Especially potent are Murphy's exchanges with Devon's mother and her own father, and her musings about how suffering warps relationships by making them "less about the person and more about the way that person bounces off your selfishness, your pain bubble, this new skin between you and the world." This profound look at learning to live with unfathomable sorrow resonates.
