Stalybridge woman turns grief into book to help others heal

When Georgia Beswick lost her dad suddenly in her mid-20s, her world was turned upside down. Struggling to process her grief, the Stalybridge-born writer began typing raw, unfiltered notes into her phone - words she couldn’t bring herself to say aloud.

“I started writing just to ease the pain a little bit,” Georgia explained. “For a couple of years, it was all scattered, but then I realised I could put it into some kind of structure. I thought, if it could help me, maybe it could help others too.”

Those private notes have now become her debut book, Notes with Nowhere to Go, part memoir, part guide, designed to feel, as Georgia puts it, “like sitting with a friend who understands.” The book follows the stages of her grief, beginning before her father’s death, moving through the loss itself, the weight of carrying it, and finally the slow process of rebuilding.

Georgia says the book’s purpose is simple: to remind people they are not alone. “When I was at my lowest point, I read a book that helped me without having to burden other people. That’s what I hope mine can do - for someone else to pick it up and think, ‘I feel the same.’”

Her journey of healing also took her far from home. After meeting her partner in a pub, who was planning to move to Australia. Georgia made the bold decision to move with her partner, a choice encouraged by her mum and poignantly reinforced by her dad’s best friend, who told her that her father had always hoped she’d make the move one day. She left her job as a teacher and pulled out of buying a house, before making the big move across the world.

“It was a huge leap,” Georgia admits. “But losing my dad made me realise life is too short. My time in Australia gave me the space to actually grieve properly, to realise it’s okay to cry, and that there really is light at the end of the tunnel.”

A personal symbol of that light is the necklace her dad bought her for Christmas before he died a gift she only discovered afterwards. The two entwined hearts serve as a constant reminder of their unbreakable bond.

Now, with her book reaching readers across the world, Georgia hopes her words will continue her dad’s legacy of love. “I just want people to feel less alone in their grief. If even one person feels comforted by it, then it’s worth everything.”

Notes with Nowhere to Go is available now, and Georgia shares more about her journey on Instagram at @noteswithnowheretogo.