The Light a Candle Society

<p><b>Ruth Hogan will mend your heart in this top-ten Kindle Bestseller about finding hope in times of darkness.</b><br><br>'<i><b>I laughed and cried and loved every single minute!</b></i>' Reader review, 5 stars<br><b><br>George McGlory</b> is showing off his new shirt to his wife, Audrey. It's got bright-orange parrots on, but he knows she won't say anything. He's talking to the headstone at her grave. Audrey passed away two years ago, and George is still muddling through.<br><br>Across the cemetery he sees a lonely coffin with only council pallbearers in attendance. <b>Mrs Kathleen Hooley</b> was eighty-nine and she died safe and warm in her own bed, but had no friends or family to organise a funeral - or even send flowers.<br><br>Even through his own grief, George is deeply touched by Kathleen's lonely funeral. No one should be sent out of this world alone, surely?<br><br>Not on George's watch. With the help of his friends, he creates the <b>Light a Candle Society</b>, to make sure <i>no one</i> is forgotten. It might just remind him that there's still light in his life, too . . .<br><br><b>An uplifting story about compassion, kindness and finding the joy in starting again, perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Ruth Jones, Jennie Godfrey or Graham Norton.</b><br><br>Praise for Ruth Hogan:<br><b>'WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY' </b>Mike Gayle<br><b>'MAGICAL . . . UPLIFTING' </b>Anton Du Beke<br><b>'LIFE-AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE' </b>Celia Anderson<br><b>'WARMTH, WIT, AND PLENTY OF EMPATHY' </b>Shelby Van Pelt<br><b>'Told with wit and heart'</b> Beth Morrey<br><b>'Every page is a joy' </b>Pip Williams<br><br>Readers love Ruth Hogan's uplifting and heartfelt <i>The Light a Candle Society:</i><br><br><b>'Brave, enlightening and uplifting</b>.' Reader review, 5 stars<br>'<b>P</b><b>oignant, heartwarming and it restores faith in humanity</b>.' Reader review, 5 stars<br>'<b>A brilliant book. I cried, I smiled</b>.' Reader review, 5 stars<br>'<b>Well my word what a beautiful story I've laughed but I've cried it all was so lovely</b>.' Reader review, 5 stars<br>'<b>The most joyous and moving tale and I laughed and cried and loved every single minute of reading it!</b>' Reader review, 5 stars</p>