Since You've Been Gone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A novel about grief that doesn't apologise or pretend. And the thread that connects us to those we loved who've died — never breaks.

There is swearing in this book.
There is anger.
There is love that doesn't know where to go.

The Story Behind The Story

In 2020, I decided to write a novel for fun. I'd been trying to write non-fiction for years. Dead end after dead end. Frustrating. My husband said, "Try fiction."

So I did. The only thing I knew was the premise: two best friends writing to each other.

Each day, I turned up with one rule: don't stop until I'd written 2,500 words. Belle took me on new adventures every day.

I went along for the ride.

I self-published it in 2024 under a pen name. I kept myself hidden. I didn't market it. I gave away a few copies. Then I basically forgot about it.

Since You've Been Gone wrote itself. And now I'm living it.

The book I wrote all those years ago knew something I didn't. Belle's story has become my story. The grief I wrote has become my grief. The thread she refused to let go of has become the thread that saved me.

The non-fiction book I could never write? It makes sense now. I just had to live the story first.

In the book, Belle learned the connection doesn't end. She vowed to make communicating with the dead normal. She joined a grief and mediumship circle. It changed her.

Grief transformed her. It's transformed me too. The thread never breaks and I want to make communicating with the dead normal too. We can all do it. Your loved ones are still around you and they're trying to get your attention.

That's what this story is.

Take what you need. Leave the rest.

What You'll Get From The Book

• Permission to grieve however you need to. No apology required. No performance.

• A story that sits with you in the mess. You're not alone in the anger, the swearing, the love that doesn't know where to go.

• A glimpse of the thread. Love doesn't end. It changes form. The book shows you how.

Virtual Book Club (Coming Soon)

Join Keyon for a discussion about the themes in Since You've Been Gone — grief, anger, love, mediumship and the thread that never breaks.

Mediumship isn't a special gift for a chosen few. It's not taboo. It's just learning to listen and feel. And every single one of us can do it.

You just need to notice what's already happening. The signs they send. The little ways they try and let you know they're close.

That's not coincidence. That's connection. And connection with the other side is pure love.

However you grieve — loud or quiet, angry or soft, ready or not — you're welcome here.

Here's to the thread that never breaks.