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novella Eve in Hollywood, Towles imagines the events following Rules of Civility, which ends with Evelyn Ross's But none of Jo's losses or disappointments or life experiences could have prepared her for the horrific , shocking loss of her young nephew Samson, Beth's son and Jo's birthday twin, in a biking accident. through from time to time, and it's bringing up uncomfortable feelings in Jo--who vividly remembers the loss

Ethan Joella's heartwarming story of three interconnected members of a community coping with grief and loss reading Lynn Painter's adorable rom-com about an eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost Dust Bowl. 02 A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella Chuck Ayers is a recent widower and is reeling from the loss Kirsten Bonato has suffered a loss of her own, which threw off her plans for vet school. rom-com Better Than the Movies is about an eccentric high schooler coping with the grief of having lost

Cassie, a musical prodigy, loved losing herself in and expressing herself through playing and singing Griffin Sisters also takes on deep familial conflicts, coping with loss and a devastating blow for future

Story Collections I Loved . 01 Thunderstruck & Other Stories by Elizabeth McCracken Whatever you have lost Each of the nine stories in this collection builds from a loss of some kind. relationships, identity, the fallibility of those who shape historical "fact," as well as grief and loss haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after war, and injury and loss

Still, Dorothy was supposed to be in stasis for years after suffering an emotional loss.

Slaughter doesn't rely on red herrings, and she adds in unexpected losses that complicate the truth-finding

Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Crosley's memoir traces a treasured friendship and the gutting loss In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People , she explores life after the loss of her closest friend A month before that horrible loss, her New York City apartment is burgled, and at that time, all of her her struggle to understand her friend's reasoning and unknown despair, and her deep, dark sense of loss But somewhere along the way, they lose sight of each other--and of themselves.

Along with her alcoholic mother and her impatient barkeep brother, she grieves the loss of her father is beaten almost to death, a snowball of events causes secrets to be revealed, hearts broken, lives lost

ICYMI: Geraldine Brooks crafts a historical fiction story of 1666, a year in which disease, fear, and loss But through the pain, witch-hunting, loss, and confusion of the year, the community finds unexpected

White Houses , which I gave 5 Bossy stars, the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss

attempts to unravel the past by a main protagonist who has been emotionally destroyed by trauma and loss He glimpses moments from the past when he holds Amy's hair ribbon, which was lost that day. He is a shell of a man, ruined by the loss of his sister. understandably emotionally stunted and is somewhat childlike in certain ways because of his life of trauma and loss Because of our extremely limited our page time with Amy, who is the heart of the mission here--and the loss

gruesome, but Mason's writing is beautiful and evocative, conveying the cold and brutal nature of war and loss The novel began a little slowly for me, but when it got going I became completely lost in it.

This installment of the series offered less page time to the dramaaaatic elements, but there's no denying The urgent search for a cure for Xaden takes an oddly backseat position for much of the book, and the loss of a key dragon to another community is sudden, halfheartedly heartbreaking, then glossed over for much

Kiran Desai is also the author of The Inheritance of Loss .

The Everlasting is filled with rich adventure; twisty jaunts through time; tragedy and loss; dark turns

A cliffhanger leaves her furious with him, betrayed, and at a loss regarding her future yet again.

A cliffhanger leaves her furious with him, betrayed, and at a loss regarding her future yet again. within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss Slaughter doesn't rely on red herrings, and she adds in unexpected losses that complicate the truth-finding

The terrible accident from a decade earlier still looms over Cassandra, and with the loss of Nell, she feels as though everything is lost.

fiction meet cute; and I'm reading Amy Bloom's heartbreaking, thoughtful, brutally honest memoir about losing Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading. 03 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss the wonderful author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: the heartbreaking pending loss I listed other heartbreaking and beautiful memoirs about facing death and loss in the Greedy Reading

and petty since his fortunes have changed; and her father seems broken by the terrible tragedy and loss to go on despite few options; and the surprise of new determination and hope after years of pain and loss

Ross Gay resolved to write about a joy or delight, large or small, every day for a year, beginning on This was my first Ross Gay book, and I really like how his mind works, so I'm in for all of his books

They forge desperate, deep connections and struggle with loss and an uncertain future, and I loved the Click here for my full review of The Deep Sky. 03 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross two are constantly at odds with each other, and each has erected emotional armor around a devastating loss Alderman offers a dive into a future world that's crumbling due to greed, disregard for the environment, a loss a private school where he can thrive--and have better prospects than Opal herself has had since the loss

Molly Jong-Fast's memoir about her tumultuous relationship with her mother and other challenges, How to Lose 01 How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast Molly Jong-Fast is a podcaster and How to Lose Your Mother is a poignant, sharp, darkly funny memoir of a challenging, volatile relationship , and when faced with loss, accepting other's limitations and facing what feels like the impossible: Boarding school leads to further ostracization and irritating demands upon her time, when she'd prefer to lose

Xavier is a young veterinarian who feels grumpy, exhausted, and as though he may be losing faith in humanity Still, Dorothy was supposed to be in stasis for years after suffering an emotional loss.

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos twists through betrayal, love, lots and lots of art, loss, fear of

Blue Sisters explores three surviving sisters' messy paths into and out of grief after the loss of their Lucky, the youngest, a model, is losing herself in drugs and alcohol.

We find out early on that she faces the impending loss of her sight, that she is somewhat estranged from

Nathan and Bub have always had their differences, but they come together to grieve the loss of their Things aren’t what they seem in The Lost Man, but Harper isn’t manipulative or tricky, either.

those responsible--make a Strangers on a Train -type of deal: If you kill the man responsible for my loss attacked in her own home--and the intruder, who has piercing blue eyes but remains unidentified, is on the loose

fifty-two love letters to nature encourage reflection and urge the reader to pause to honor even the less Renkl is also the author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss and Graceland, At Last

That way his thoughts stray less often to his wife Trudy and her best friend Bev, who are undeniably The loss impacts almost every member of the community, and secrets come to light that affect many in

desperation; addiction and limited recovery resources; and significant consequences of mistakes that can't be glossed in weight in what felt like a deliberate take on our society's growing callousness to violence and loss

within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss

into the local bookstore catch the eye of handyman Frank Daigle, who is still coming to terms with the loss

river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history--much less He can't get through to his wife and family in Seattle or to his boss, no one in town seems to believe the small town when Pines shifts to the point of view of Ethan's wife, who is in Seattle grieving her loss

stringers" in delicate jobs; some couples break up, or rush to marry, or prematurely mourn the upcoming loss

quest, and the explorations of moral quandaries around the use of the ocean's resources, but I was less And the devastating loss of her parents mean Annie's beginning to show signs of her future--possibly

No loss. I can't spare anybody is what I always think. But then, people must be spared. They've shared the good, bad, and ugly: endless painfully mundane or thrilling moments; love and loss

on the world and history, but also the heartbreak of their loneliness and the weight of the constant loss It wasn't just the loss of people I had known but also the loss of myself. The loss of who I had been when I had been with them.”

up an irresistible rom-com with great banter and with interesting and difficult, complex issues of loss But none of Jo's losses or disappointments or life experiences could have prepared her for the horrific , shocking loss of her young nephew Samson, Beth's youngest child (and Jo's birthday twin), in a biking

young-adult daughter Willa, temporarily living at home again, become fixated on the circumstances, loss

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading What You Can See From Here, Mariana Leky's novel about loss, grief Yet somehow the village's loss, when it does occur, takes everyone by surprise, and Selma's granddaughter Leky writes about love, loss, grief, and understanding in What You Can See from Here. 02 Oh William! is leaning toward being an exploration of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, and unshakable bonds.

She's still reeling from the loss of her best friend Eliza, who died a year earlier. Margot is ready to cut loose and live a little, so she ditches her steady, predictable roommate and dives

list for years; I'm reading a decades-spanning story of a Northern California family after a tragic loss

published story from the perspective of the fabled villainess; I'm reading The Sideways Life of Denny Voss Ships , a woman-centered retelling of events surrounding the Trojan War. 02 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss She ditches her few true friends and feels at a loss as to the line between reality and richly imagined

The loss and redemption here are tragic and beautiful. Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back Shapiro's fascinating memoir Inheritance in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose

events of her youth, complicated family dynamics, the growth of her explosive fame--and the shocking loss Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a novel by the wonderful Catherine Newman about love and loss, shared the good, bad, and the ugly; painfully mundane and thrilling cliffhanger moments; love, and loss

And the devastating loss of her parents mean she's beginning to show signs of her future, possibly permanent

Along with her alcoholic mother and her impatient barkeep brother, she grieves the loss of her father