When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis Life After Death and a Dog Called Boris

Writer Helen Bailey's world fell apart in early 2011 when, on a well-earned break to Barbados, she watched helplessly from the beach as her husband was dragged out to sea in a rip-current and drowned. With her life as she knew it shattered, Helen began to chronicle living after such devastating and shocking loss in a blog—Planet Grief—and gained a worldwide following from many who had experienced huge loss. And now her blog has become a book. Anecdotal, witty, heartbreaking and utterly grounded, this book covers all the obvious struggles in the aftermath of a loss, as well as many not-so-obvious but just as poignant everyday obstacles. Helen has emerged from her nightmare, and her story offers wry humor, comfort and hope.

Helen Bailey is the author of more than 20 books of short stories, picture books and young-adult fiction. With her late husband, she ran one of London's leading character licensing agency handling such internationally renowned properties as Snoopy, Nintendo, Rugrats and The Simpsons, later forming the company which launched the publishing phenomenon Felicity Wishes. She now lives with her new partner and his two sons.