CREATIVE NON-FICTION
An honest, thought-provoking, and beautifully written memoir, Till Death Don’t Us Part (White Crow Books, 2020) tells the story of former political journalist and war correspondent Karen Frances McCarthy, who was on assignment when she received the news that her partner had suddenly died in New York. Skeptical by nature and numbed by the tragedy, she spiraled into a deep state of grief about never communicating with him again … until he did.
Till Death Don’t Us Part is a true, down-to-earth, transformational story of a former journalist’s extraordinary journey from tragedy to awakening to the knowledge that death is not goodbye.
"A gripping modern love story that transcends all boundaries."
— Juanita Wilson, Academy Award® Nominee
Reception
In the first week of its release, Till Death Don't Us Part was ranked No. 1 in the Hot New Releases category on Amazon and quickly became an international bestseller on Amazon. It was featured in news and magazines, including Forbes, HuffPost, and Raymond Moody’s Life After Life Digest.
Karen was invited to appear in various print media outlets to discuss the book, grief, consciousness, and awakening, including The Irish Times, The Irish Voice, Spirit and Destiny Magazine, and Psychic News.
She appeared on various radio shows and podcasts, including New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove, New Realities TV with best-selling author Alan Steinfeld, Om-Times Radio with Victor Fuhrman and Jennifer Hill, Seek Reality with Roberta Grimes, and Passion Harvest with Luisa Carel. She was invited to speak at the Edgar Cayce Center of New York, the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre in Scotland, the One Spirit Learning Alliance, and the Global Afterlife Groups in Australia.
Till Death Don’t Us Part has been added to the library catalogs of the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, the British Library, the University of Oxford Library, and Dublin City Library, among others.
Critics Reviews
"A beautiful and candid account of Karen Frances McCarthy's personal experience of falling in love and how her world is torn apart by her fiancé's sudden death. The shock of loss and the madness of grief are vividly expressed in writing that is full of light and darkness, sadness, and despair. Then, confronted by a series of curious incidences, she opens her mind to a challenging possibility and takes the reader along on her fascinating journey of discovery and ultimately hope. A gripping modern love story that transcends all boundaries."
~ Juanita Wilson, Writer/Director & Academy Award® Nominee
"I saw Karen go through the experiences described in Till Death Don't Us Part. That strange journey is captured in this riveting story of her being forced to accept what that "something" was. This story blends her inquisitive nature with her dry, Irish humor, and reminds me once again that her experiences made me believe in things I never thought I could believe in."
~ Alexandra Lipsitz, Filmmaker & Peabody Award Winner
"Karen Frances McCarthy blends journalistic rigor with the heartfelt pain over losing the love of her life in Till Death Don't Us Part. It's a fascinating transformational journey that challenges all our assumptions about death."
~ Susan Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of Unhooked & Byline Bible
"A news reporter and former diehard skeptic, McCarthy gives us an entertaining, impeccably researched, and brilliantly written page-turner about continuing love after life, that will move, amaze, and provide deep comfort with its glorious, inspiring, and deafening ring of truth."
~ Jennifer Belle, bestselling author of Going Down and High Maintenance
"Whether skeptic or believer, readers of this absorbing memoir will not easily put it down. A riveting read, Karen Frances McCarthy's memoir lifts the veil off reality hidden from many of us and exposes the larger dimensions of life, love, and the appearance of death. In dialogue with science, psychology, and world religions, her memoir restores faith in the old biblical adage that "love is strong as death." Readers will come away heartened and fortified for whatever lies ahead and will feel themselves changed by the end of the story, but then part of the author's point is that there really is no end, only beginnings."
~ Professor Ernest Rubinstein, NYU School of Professional Studies
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Step into the haunting, heartfelt world of Till Death Don’t Us Part. This SoundCloud playlist features select readings from the book—moments of love, loss, and the unbreakable ties that transcend the veil. Whether you're revisiting familiar pages or discovering the story for the first time, let the spoken word draw you deeper into the story.
