Heartstrong

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Family, friends, lawyers and doctors helped to give Ellidy the chance to keep a small part of Chumpy alive. I feel like I can’t give a star rating because it feels like I’m judging someone’s life and experiences. I knew nothing about Ellidy or Chumpy before reading and now I feel that Ellidy is one of the strongest people ever.

Ellidy is determined to keep the memory of her partner Chumpy Pullin strong, to honour his spirit and for their daughter, Minnie.Heartstrong is just such an unforgettable book about love, joy, loss, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I started and finished this book in one sitting I was captivated by this incredible memoir that shared the story of Ellidy, Minnie and ofcourse the story of Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullin in life and in death, I’ve never felt this before about someone I’ve never met but I’m in awe of the human he was and the lives he touched and just the way he lived his life. I listen to Ellidy (and Chloe’s podcast) so I know what a wrench this was to record but Ellidy, thank you for persevering. I don't think I have ever cried so much while reading a book, and my heart broke with every page of reading how unfair and heartbreaking the loss that Ellidy and Chumpy's family have been through.

I get that the story is tragic but felt that it was poorly written and really gave me almost no insight or feeling for both the author and Chumpy Pullin. A quote that really stuck with me from this book was 'a flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long'. I used to think that everything happens for a reason, but I have known a lot of people that have gone through really horrible things and losing their lives young over the past 2-3 years, so my mind shift has definitely changed to sometimes really shit things just happen to the best of people which just breaks my heart.I probably wouldn’t have plucked this off the bookshelf of my own volition and now I can appreciate what the term “book hangover” really means. As many others have said, it truly encapsulates the raw truth about grief, and the journey of losing a loved one, but beyond all else, it is a book filled with hope and light amidst the darkness. One of my favourite parts of this story was when Chumpy's dad Chris wrote a few chapters on Chumpy's upbringing and their life as a family. Although the writing style was definitely different for me, the experiences, trauma and growth throughout this book, are memorable.

This story has truly truly touched my soul and I don’t think I’ll be forgetting what I’ve read any time soon.

After losing my soul mate and hearing that this feeling of deep love ignites the exact same way with others brought me to some weird peace and the fact Ellidy had that love and loss made me feel not alone. I wish she would’ve just owned that instead of trying to tell me her upbringing/past was as bad as mine. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. My rating doesn’t take away from their experiences at all - I just don’t know what it was about this that I couldn’t get into. it was the first time I felt that anything was added that was not along the line of what a "good bloke/life of the wedding" he was an individual.

I am a VERY slow reader but this story had my heart hooked from the get go, I finished it in 2 days. I can't imagine from Ellidy's perspective how it would have felt from losing the love of her life and beginning her pregancy journey alone. Heartstrongis an unforgettable book about love, joy, grief, hope and finding a way to keep going in the darkest of times.In the hours that followed a suggestion was made: did Ellidy want to harvest Chumpy's sperm and try for the baby they both wanted so deeply?