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'What a powerful, entertaining book! This charming memoir is a must read for anyone at a crossroads in life.' - Lorraine Kelly, CBE, broadcaster and author
What if your biggest challenge became your greatest adventure?
One day, Dr Rhona Morrison was a respected forensic psychiatrist planning for retirement. The next, on her birthday, she became a widow, stepping into an uncertain and unplanned future alone. But as Rhona soon discovered, an ending can also be a beginning - if you grasp the opportunities life presents.
In this warm, witty, and inspiring memoir, Rhona shares how she navigated the twists and turns of her loss and subsequent reinvention, transforming her grief into opportunity. From launching an art business and writing her first book, I Don't Talk to Dead Bodies, to becoming a cruise ship lecturer and embarking on global adventures, she tackled each step with an open heart. Along the way, she discovered unexpected joys, new passions, and a renewed sense of purpose.
From Crime Scenes to Cruise Ships is an uplifting story of resilience, reinvention and embracing the unknown. Whether you're facing loss, retirement, or a major life shift, Rhona's journey is a reminder that even when life feels uncertain, you still have the power to shape your future. It may not look like you once imagined, but it can still be rich with meaning, adventure and possibility.
Your story isn't over; the next chapter is waiting. So, let's turn the page and step into what comes next - together.
Contents
Prologue
Part 1: Life after loss
1. Testing, testing, one, two, three...
2. So long, farewell...
3. The empty chair
4. Navigating bereavement
5. In memory - ashes to ashes
Part 2: Filling the retirement void
6. Friends united
7. Look before you leap - or don't!
8. Lights, camera, action...
9. Mahjong, scones and bacon rolls
10. The pest controller
11. Rotary in action
12. Is it just me?
13. Cuddly koalas and Texan quizzers
14. Look - no stabilisers!
15. Washy washy
Part 3: All aboard the author coaster
16. Write that book
17. I don't talk to dead bodies...
18. Talk to me
19. Beyoncé, Bieber... and me
Part 4: More leaps of faith
20. Antarctic explorer
21. The benefits of abduction
22. Enrichment beckons...
23. Konnichiwa (hello)
24. Labour of luck
25. Rock around the clock
26. Murder on the barge
27. Call my agent
Part 5: Going solo
28. The art of solo travelling
29. Collecting cruise buddies
30. I'm free...
31. Two sex bombs, anyone?
32. Leaving a positive legacy
Part 6: From baby boomer to late bloomer
33. Flower of Scotland
34. Mum the legend
35. Bookworm
36. Home alone
37. Roadmap to retirement
Final reflections: What's your snowman?