Just you and I in stormy times

We live in stormy times: terrorism, war, global warming, earthquakes, tsunamis, and flooding. Four year old Diego was watching television when the news flashed images that the world will never forget.

He got up and changed the channel; it’s for grown-ups, he said. Fear had entered his life with the truck ploughing down Promenade des Anglais.

How does a parent comfort a child in stormy times?

Can we make them feel safe while drowning in uncertainty? In this poetic and intimate ‘letter’ to her child, bestselling novelist Simona Sparaco fearlessly explores life’s bigger issues, passing through darkness and confusion to tolerance and hope.