A book I never knew I needed to write, until I did.
When I was seven, I lost my mother. And for a long time, I didn’t have the words to understand what that meant. As an adult, I found myself returning to that silence, trying to give it shape. Elio’s Letters came from that place—from the child I was, and the healing I’ve been learning ever since.
Each story is written from the voice of Elio, a gentle child who speaks to other children about grief, love, and the quiet ways our loved ones stay with us, even when they’re no longer here in the physical sense.
This book is for children who are grieving. For parents who want to help but don’t know how. For therapists, teachers, and anyone who believes that love doesn’t disappear, it transforms.