‘LIFE-AFFIRMING AND FULL OF LOVE’ CELIA ANDERSON’WARM, COMPASSIONATE, WITTY’ MIKE GAYLE’HEARTWARMING’ Woman’s OwnA TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLEREvery flame tells a story…George McGlory has been struggling since the death of his beloved wife, Audrey. But when he witnesses a public health funeral – with no flowers and no mourners – he is inspired to create The Light a Candle Society.As George and his friends join together to celebrate forgotten lives, their care, compassion, humour and friendship become gifts not only to the people they are remembering, but to each other. And the kindness of strangers gives them strength to confront the secrets of their own histories, forging joyful and unexpected new connections…Praise for Ruth Hogan:’Magical … uplifting ‘ ANTON DU BEKE’Told with wit and heart’ BETH MORREY’Every page is a joy’ PIP WILLIAMS’Delightfully uplifting’ WOMAN’S OWN’Full of hope’ PRIMAReaders LOVE The Light a Candle Society’Wow … this book is so emotional, uplifting and powerful’ *****’The story just grips you. Read it.’ *****’Such a powerful read. It will stay with me forever’ *****’A poignant, heartwarming story’ *****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
George McGlory – recent widower, part-time librarian, pub quiz enthusiast and lover of loud shirts – witnesses a public health funeral and is deeply moved by the sight of the lonely coffin with no flowers and no mourners in attendance. He joins forces with Elena, a florist, Edwin, an undertaker, Sid, the owner of a bric-a-brac and second-hand furniture emporium, and Roxy his library colleague to form the Light a Candle Society and banish lonely funerals for good. As they honour the dead together, George reflects on his own life and the rifts within his family. Can he find the courage and humility to face the demons of his past and repair his broken relationships before it’s too late?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[26830],"class_list":{"0":"post-113630","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-general-fiction","6":"product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction","7":"pa_book_author-hogan-ruth","8":"pa_cover-paperback","9":"pa_dewey-823-92-edition23","10":"pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","11":"pa_imprint-corvus","12":"pa_language-english","13":"pa_pages-8261","14":"pa_publisher-corvus","15":"pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","17":"first","18":"instock","19":"taxable","20":"shipping-taxable","21":"purchasable","22":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n