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An Aspect of Fear: A Journey from Anxiety to Peace Second Edition
Author(s): Grace Sheppard (Author)
- Publisher: Darton, Longman and Todd
- Publication Date: 16 Feb. 2011
- Edition: Second
- Language: English
- Print length: 122 pages
- ISBN-10: 0232528691
- ISBN-13: 9780232528695
Book Description
– A woman s struggle with agoraphobia – A new edition of one of the most successful inspirational books of the last 30 years – By the author of the bestselling Living with Dying. Many people are almost confined to their homes by their fear of panic attacks in public spaces. When Grace Sheppard, the high profile wife of David Sheppard, former text cricketer and Bishop of Liverpool, wrote about her own struggle with agoraphobia, it made a huge impact. Many thousands of readers have been inspired by Grace Sheppard s honesty and courage to confront their own fears, and have learnt from her practical advice about dealing with and overcoming fears and phobias. This warm and wonderfully written book helps us to realise that we are not self-sufficient, that we cannot be perfect, that to be human, we all need to help and to be helped by others. It is one of the great books of healing and inspiration. An astonishingly honest and courageous book. Grace Sheppard, by sharing her own fears, frees readers to face their own. Gerard Hughes, author of God of Surprises.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘courageous and very readable … written with humour and compassion [Grace Sheppard] explores her long struggle with agoraphobia and anxiety and discusses how time and again she found the inner strength to overcome the challenges that this difficult condition presented’. –Towards Wholeness
About the Author
Lady Grace Sheppard wrote Living with Dying after caring for her husband David through his final illness. Shortly after his death in 2005, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, which was to result in Grace s developing multiple secondary tumours shortly after the publication of Living with Dying. On 10 October she spoke movingly at a service in Liverpool Cathedral for people associated with cancer. She died on 11 November 2010.
