Die geliefde skrywer Dana Snyman deel sy waarnemings en belewenisse van die vreemdste tye wat ons nog beleef het: Die boek begin triomfantelik met die Springbokke wat die Rugbywêreldbeker wen, en toegejuig word tydens optogte deur die hoofstede van ons land. Maar baie vinnig verander alles. Die koronavirus slaan toe, en die hele wêreld word onderstebo gekeer. “Dinge is anders nou, meneer, in die tyd van die gif,” soos ’n ou oom by die plaaslike kafee vir Dana vertel.

Dana beskryf die eerste veertig dae van die eerste inperking; dan ry hy trein om sy sterwende vriend in Gauteng te gaan groet. Hy skryf oor die treinrit, en ook oor die treine wat nie meer ry nie. Laastens praat hy met die mense wat die grootste gevaar loop ter wille van ander – die dokters en verpleegsters wat die siekes versorg. Dan kry hy self ook Covid19.

Dana se kenmerkende fyn waarneming maak In Die Tyd Van Die Gif ’n leesmoet. Daar is pyn en verlies, maar ook geloof en hoop. Dit alles met ’n goeie skeut humor.

"Two Hearts Beat as One: When a Twin Dies" is the true story of a pair of identical twins and their experience with coming to terms with dying and separation as a result of terminal illness. The book intertwines feelings, emotions, personal thoughts, memories, and reactions to assist the reader in understanding many of the emotions related to losing a loved one. Anyone who has ever lost someone they love can relate to this book. It truly touches the heart, reminds us of the important things in life, and helps us come to terms with death and dying.

Tim shares his heartfelt story of the hardest days of his life along with some memories of the happiest days of being a twin. You don't need to be a twin to read this book; it touches the heart of anyone who has ever been loved, lost, and survived.

"Tim Mannion holds up a mirror and guides the onlooker through a personal story using his wisdom and insight as a reader's guide."
-Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CBS, CPBC; keynote speaker and author of "But I Didn't Say Goodbye" and "Death, Dying, and Bereavement"

""Now I know that every single day, the best and the worst, only lasts for twenty-four hours.""
"--Tricia Lott Williford, " And Life Comes Back
When your life falls apart--through a death, a lost relationship, a diagnosis--you want more than anything to know that your pain has a purpose. And that beyond your pain, a new day awaits.
Tricia Lott Williford discovered this in a few tragic hours when her thirty-five-year-old husband died unexpectedly. In "And Life Comes Back, "she writes with soaring prose about her tender, brave journey as a widow with two young boys in the agonizing days and months that followed his death.
"And Life Comes Back" documents the tenacity of love, the exquisite transience of each moment, and the laughter that comes even in loss. This traveler's guide to finding new life after setbacks offers no easy answers or glib spiritual maxims but instead draws you into your own story and the hope that waits for you even now.