Tania West is a funeral, wedding and baby naming celebrant as well as a couples coach, writer and speaker. In her spare time she sings in a rock choir and volunteers at her local hospice. She loves travelling, adventures, sunshine and fairy lights! She is excited to meet her eleventh grandchild, due in October.
June sees the launch of local author Tania West’s new book Goodness only knows – A personal story of love, loss and hope.
For much of her life Tania seemed to have it all – a wonderful family, living faith and a successful professional life. She was ready to step into her next challenge when her husband Guy’s terminal cancer diagnosis changed everything.
This book is the beginning of Tania’s story through bereavement, told through her words and poems. It is for you if you are still in those dark days – you are not alone. You’ll find opportunities to smile and even in the emptiness, there is hope for better times to come.
Tania says: “When I first told people about my book they gently suggested I should wait five to ten years before writing, because they could see the pain was still so raw, but I wanted to write it in the middle of the storm. There are plenty of books that look back over grief, but few that write from the heart of the indescribable loss of a loved one. I hope and pray people who are grieving will read it and know they are not alone.
“It’s also for those who are standing alongside the grieving, giving an insight into how best to help. You may be surprised at how some of the smallest acts from others have made such a difference to me, both good and bad.”
Sarah Abell, Co-founder, The Relationships Academy, says: “Tania writes about her grief of losing her darling Guy with honesty, authenticity, rawness, love and faith. She invites us into the backstage and in so doing helps us to feel and understand her journey but also the process of grief more widely. I’d recommend this book to anyone working through loss but also for anyone supporting others through grief.”
Goodness only knows is released on 23 June 2026, which would have been Tania and Guy’s wedding anniversary. It is available for pre-order online from https://springview.uk/Goodness.html, on Amazon or can be purchased through your normal book seller.
ISBN 978-1-7398659-8-6
