'If only everyone could read this intensely profound book. We all suffer, but never has the experience of how to combat its effects been so lucidly explained, nor the hope that lies beyond it so movingly illuminated. It is one of the most moving pieces of writing I have ever read and over the years has helped me put so much in perspective.' -- Delia Smith Mary Craig is an example to us all and I urge you to read her story.' -- Dame Judi Dench 'What keeps me coming back to read Craig - over and above a way with words usually absent in accounts of faith and suffering - is that she offers no answers, no prescriptions, no rallying talk. Hers is an unflinching account of her own weaknesses and prejudices, but it is that sense that she never reaches a place of serenity and sureness, but continues instead to flail about, only inching towards understanding, that makes Blessings so compelling. For those inches, she knows, are enough.' Peter Stanford's Book of a Lifetime, The Independent 'The minute you open the first page of a new book, you know whether it is well-written or not. This one is. It blossoms. It captivates. ...Do not miss this book. You will be the poorer if you do. I have not read such a narrative for many years which I wanted to recommend with more enthusiasm.' Church Times 'A brave, poignant account of how the author has faced and overcome double tragedy... it is a beautiful little book that will bring immense comfort and understanding to anyone who is suffering, bereaved, depressed or just sad. I beg you to read it.' Sunday Express