The Bird and Bee
A Memoir
When a request to restring a guitar leads to friendship, music and an undefinable bond, Rose Sexton has no idea she is also being prepared to walk her soulmate, Bill Walsh, through his final journey.
“Come over and change my strings?”
It sounds like a cliché—Rose Sexton knows it too when she texts Bill Walsh, offering to pay for the favour. He gets the job done, then invites her to join him for a gig. She says yes.
What starts as two musicians figuring out a set list becomes something neither of them can name. Then comes the diagnosis, and everything changes—except the depth of their connection, which never does.
The Bird and Bee is Rose's account of walking with Bill through his final journey, and Bill's own words alongside hers—their diaries, texts and emails woven straight into the telling. It's a story about music, mountains, dying well, and a connection that lasts beyond death.
Where does one start a tribute for such a person as Billy? How do I adequately put into words the honouring of a life like his, of the wild, unique being as he was?
About the Author
Rose Sexton
Rose Sexton is a nurse, End of Life Doula, performer, mover of mountains—and now, author—based in Victoria, Australia. Throughout a nursing career spanning more than forty years, she has been drawn to those facing life's biggest transitions, supporting people in this sacred space. The Bird and Bee is her dual-voice memoir of walking with Bill Walsh, guitarist and philosopher, through his final journey.
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