24th April, Mumbai : We have all heard tales of bravery and have found inspiration in them. But has a story left such an impact on you that your life was changed forever after you finished reading it? ‘Seagulls on the Ganges’ is such a book. Renowned best-selling author, from Australia, Julie Stafford, brings to you her magnum opus, ‘Seagulls on the Ganges’.
A rare and exquisite love story, ‘Seagulls on the Ganges’ is a complete change in writing style for Julie, but a book she is certain she was born to write We cannot imagine what life will be like without the person we love the most-The protagonist of Julie Stafford’s new book, Ellie, certainly could not imagine the journey she will goon to be rescued from her grief, the characters she will interact with, the wisdoms of other cultures when will miraculously discover, and how she will come to understand a new way of seeing life. Inspired by her own life’s tragedy, Julie has penned a story that she believes she owes all to her husband, Bruce.
Her story follows the life of Ellie who loses her husband, Michael, after cancer afflicts him for a second time. Ellie is confident that the journey she embarks on to be rid of grief is her husband’s final gift of love to her, so she will find happiness and know that her purpose in the next chapter of her life is to share the wisdom of her brave journey with others. Michael’s unexpected parting gift takes Ellie to various places. She is called to Croatia’s Jewel in the Crown, Dubrovnik, thousands of miles away from home. Alone there, she finds in the least likely people her greatest healing lessons. Ellie becomes fixated with solving the mystery in her husband’s painting. Why is it so important for her to know if the birds in the painting are doves or seagulls? A voice in a dream encourages her to be in Paris for the New Year. She suspects she knows the voice, and so she goes to Paris. She discovers French lingerie and embraces the life of a Frenchwoman. The result being, that the handsome, Marcel Bellamy, will reignite the spirit of the woman she was always meant to find there. By her new experiences, she will be reminded that she is not any less because Michael is gone, she is more because Michael will always love her.
Julie’s brave choices after Bruce passed will remind you that, just possibly, love never dies.
The time for this story is now. It will heal and touch hearts. At a time when many of us are investing in ways to know the ultimate meaning of life, Julie Stafford explores synchronicity – the meaningful coincidence of two or more events, where something other than the probability of chance is involved – a naturally occurring universal law operating to move humans toward greater growth in consciousness. She will have you questioning your own experiences and asking the question, What if?
About the Author
Julie Stafford is a published Australian author of 22 best-selling, healthy-eating cookbooks. Her Taste of Life series sold more than 2.2 million copies worldwide, changing a generation’s eating habits. A trail-blazer in the health industry, her cookbooks were only ever written to support her husband’s cancer battle that came just two years into their love story. Unexpectedly, Bruce survived his first cancer challenge only to face a second cancer when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma 23 years later.