From Goodbye Mog and Charlotte’s Web to The Fault in Our Stars, Lara Williamson takes us through her top 10 farewells in fiction. Prepare to sob...
Read the first chapter of The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair by Lara Williamson
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard,” said the clever Winnie the Pooh. And how lucky are we to have such incredible children’s books where goodbyes, painful though they might be, are handled so sensitively. Growing up, it’s important to have books like these, full of characters we can identify with, laugh and cry alongside knowing we’re not alone in feeling the way we do. These are the books that take us on an unforgettable emotional journey while sitting in the comfort of an armchair. What’s more, they carry us through the darkness on a wave of hope, then, by the turning of the last page, deliver us safely at our destination in the morning light.
In my new novel, The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair, Becket and Billy are taking their own journey towards saying goodbye to their mother. Of course, learning to live without someone you love is not plain sailing but what journey ever is…
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