A Special Day: A Mother?s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Acceptance After the Death of Her Daughter

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February 29th is a date that comes into existence just once every four years. It is also the birthday of Thais--author Anne-Dauphine Julliand's darling daughter--who died of a genetic disease. Thais lived just shy of her fourth birthday. She had a short life but good one. As this special day is about to reappear on her calendar for the first time s

Anne-Dauphine Julliand was born in 1973 in Paris. After studying journalism, she went on to work as a journalist. In 2006, she learned that her second child, Thais, was suffering from a rare disease and didn't have much time left to live. She wrote about her experiences after the overwhelming two years in which she and her husband, supported by all those around her, took care of Thais. At first, she wrote it for herself, her husband, and her children. Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand became a publishing phenomenon that swept France off its feet and is now a bestseller there. A Special Day is about her search to find ways to cope with the loss of her daughter. Adriana Hunter is the translator of works by Catherine Millet, Genevieve Jurgensen, Amelie Nothomb, Viviane Moore, and Louis Sanders.

Reviews for the international bestseller Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand "Though the author's account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parent's powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses." - Kirkus Reviews "Exceptional insights into life." - ELLE "A story carried by the incredibly tranquillity of spirit of a mother put to the test." - Le Point "An extraordinary autobiographical account." - Le Figaro "A wonderful lesson from a little girl." - La Croix Reviews for the international bestseller Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand "Though the author's account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parent's powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses." - Kirkus Reviews "Exceptional insights into life." - ELLE "A story carried by the incredibly tranquillity of spirit of a mother put to the test." - Le Point "An extraordinary autobiographical account." - Le Figaro "A wonderful lesson from a little girl." - La Croix