Evonne Madden was raised in country Victoria before university took her to Melbourne where she has spent most of her adult life. She is a journalist, and mother to Joseph and Heidi. Evonne was motivated to create this book after the death of her husband, Paul, aged 37. She found grief quite overwhelming and quickly discovered it’s a topic that is not often discussed openly. As a journalist, asking others how they had coped – when she was struggling to do so herself – felt like the natural thing to do. Life After is Evonne’s first book.