“It was pure joy from beginning to end and made his presence with us all the more vivid on Christmas Day.
Thank you for all your hard work, and I hope many more families partake in such a wonderful project.”
“Tessa went over and above to make contributors like me feel at ease and able to share our best memories of our friend. Our words and sentiments were perfectly captured in the finished book and reflect the overwhelming love we all share for our friend.”
“I felt incredibly comfortable during the interview and I was made to feel completely at ease. The content was presented in an easily accessible way and it meant that I was able to review everything with confidence”
“The book is such a wonderful way to remember my beautiful friend and I am sure her children will look back on it and remember all the happy memories of their lovely Mummy.”
“Tess you were a pleasure to work with on this , thank you for holding all us fragile contributors with warmth, humour and depth.”
“His life was a story worth reading about and the book captures it perfectly.”
“Absolutely wonderful. What a gift to the girls. It will give them such wisdom, guidance, solace and smiles for the rest of their lives. And ours! A true oracle. You should be so proud, not just of this book, but that you've decided to dedicate yourself to this life changing and life affirming work.”
“It was such an emotional interview but I was made to feel at ease immediately and felt extremely comfortable talking to you.”
“Tess is a gifted active listener. I also really appreciated the way she was helping me to create a story which was both joyful and sad.”
“I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Tessa to create our book about my sister. Tessa is warm and friendly and makes you feel completely comfortable, she then cleverly cuts out all the waffle into condensed stories which brilliantly capture each memory. I have found the experience quite therapeutic and I have learnt more about my sister through the contributions from friends and family who fondly talk about their memories. I am really pleased we have this gift to give to my nieces, who can now enjoy reading about mummy. Thank you.”
“The quality and layout of the book is excellent. I was excited to turn every page.”
“Tessa made me feel completely comfortable talking about my sister. She was friendly and warm and the interview felt more like having a chat with a friend than an interview”
“The book was the children’s best Christmas present, a treasured keepsake.”
“The girls will be able to remember all that Mummy was through the book and not just Mummy when she was ill”
“The layout was excellent but also I was impressed with how accessible it will be for the children to read and understand just how loved their mum is, was and will be forever.”
“The communication throughout the project was outstanding”
“I absolutely loved it and couldn’t move until I’d read it cover to cover.”
“The final book is SUCH a wonderful and valuable resource to the children and I suspect all the contributors ( including myself ) have been helped by processing their own grief in this way, and to see the treasure trove of memories that have been captured”
“It was lovely to be part of this project so that I could relive and share the many happy memories I have of my dear friend.”
“The input from so many people truly validated the fact that he was a dad they could be extremely proud of.”