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issues--of what it means to be a family, of secrets and vulnerability, of constricting gender roles, of loss Quinn shapes Mila's story by sharing scenes of love and terrible loss, as well as immersive Russian landscape

Weybridge is morally clear to Libby, but the realities of the potential harm it could bring aren't lost fantastic short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry--and "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 within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss

The Last Green Valley is an exploration of loss, heartbreak, resilience, and particularly of faith.

is an exploration of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, and unshakable bonds.

The story promises to explore loss, the state of seeking, the power of youthful memory, and the irresistible

is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly painful loss in at her high school, she can't quite figure out social conventions, and she constantly feels at a loss

she turns her eye for detail and for wonderfully faulted characters on explorations of love, desire, loss band Scream; his incredible rise to fame as the drummer for Nirvana; through his grief and various losses

Mastai provides a fascinating story with time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, bravery And perhaps most confusingly of all, in this second life she's lost some of her original, lifelong, rigid Now she's coming to terms with the recent and tragic loss of the person she loved and the future she

O'Farrell O'Farrell, who has written many books I've loved, here tackles a novel of the plague and a story loosely toward a societal calamity (in the form of the plague) and personal tragedy (in the form of the family's loss

Weybridge is morally clear to Libby, but the realities of the potential harm it could bring aren't 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

is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly painful loss

He has almost resigned himself to the heartbreaking idea that his addict son is too lost to be saved. He delves deeply and deftly, cutting to the quick and avoiding what in less skilled hands could have Meanwhile, Winston's wife is in cancer treatment and his daughter has just experienced a devastating loss

frustrated with Beth's careless, repeated, willfully risky behavior in what she clearly knows--after the loss She's grieving and coping with substance abuse issues, but it was difficult watching her repeatedly lose

wife makes a stand for a whimsical name suggested by her daughter Maia, Bear; in a second, she makes a less within McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore , but the story is largely an atmospheric story of isolation and loss

destruction of drugs and other desperate attempts to forget; limited choices and bad decisions; deeply felt loss

I felt as though the later sections glossed over some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change; fast emotional movement past the loss

members of the group may have grown apart, but in the decades to come, when one of them feels adrift and lost 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

, in the war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended family, and his unimaginable loss

When he begins to have memory loss and other odd symptoms, he realizes it’s linked to his past time travel

For my full review of this book, see The Witch Elm. 02 The Lost Man by Jane Harper ​ Nathan and Bub come together to grieve the loss of their brother Cam. Things aren’t what they seem in The Lost Man, but Harper isn’t manipulative or tricky, either.

This was a fast read (listen), and while the denouement didn't completely hold together for me and the loose review of Big Swiss. 06 A Quiet Life by Ethan Joella Joella's lovely exploration of three characters' loss You accept that there will be a hole if you lose them- the same way a painting or a photograph will leave

Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose stint in the band Scream; his incredible rise to fame as the drummer for Nirvana; through his grief and losses

Her account of coping with the loss of her mother and her fears about her son's development feel more

Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended family, and his suffering unimaginable loss

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

Harley's story about loyalty, loss, and pushing forward is beautiful; it's sometimes heartbreaking and

Niven offers a lovely, wonderfully odd, sometimes sad story, with vivid characters, hope, devastating loss

respectively, and when Rule of Wolves picks back up with these characters, they're all coping with loss

They forge desperate, deep connections and struggle with loss and an uncertain future, and I loved the

All of this, along with her pain at the loss of her beloved father, keeps her closed off emotionally.

All of this, along with her pain at the loss of her beloved father, keeps her closed off emotionally. with versions of the scam artists from Huckleberry Finn , the Duke and Dauphin; and the making and losing She is told she will receive zero support from the baby's father; she loses two roommates due to the baby's crying; she receives little practical help from her mother; and she loses her job.

Sheffield is also the author of Dreaming the Beatles ,  On Bowie, and   Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss

Mastai provides a fascinating story with time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, bravery And perhaps most confusingly of all, in this second life she's lost some of her original, lifelong, rigid Now she's coming to terms with the recent and tragic loss of the person she loved and the future she

Other books on my to-read list that loosely fit within this category include: If you like memoirs, you war, with his divorce and his remarriage, his beloved blended family, and his suffering unimaginable loss

For my full review, check out Only Killers and Thieves. 06 The Lost Man by Jane Harper Harper's mysteries 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. For my full review, check out The Lost Man.

themes of race, relationships, identity, the fallibility of those shaping historical "fact," grief, and loss review of this book, please see Outlawed. 04 The Arsonists' City by Hala Alyan Characters cope with lost multigenerational story with plenty of secrets, messy interpersonal family interactions, love, and loss Characters cope with lost dreams, fading possibilities, boredom, and disappointment, but they also clumsily

They forge desperate, deep connections and struggle with loss and an uncertain future, and I loved the mysterious mission whose purpose and execution he'll have to unravel if he's to possibly survive--much less influence, trust, wonder, brutality, invention, discovery, loyalty, and most of all, faith—in some cases, lost

Alderman offers a dive into a future world that's crumbling due to greed, disregard for the environment, a loss Adrienne Young is also the author of Fable, its sequel Namesake, and The Last Legacy, loosely set in

Spooky tales are passed down through doubting generations, and characters persistently suffer losses

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

For a time, Wizenberg is at a loss to explain much more than the power of her shifted desire.

structure, dark humor, and deeply flawed characters as main protagonist Lucy works to resolve her memory loss

as hypothetical looks into Lincoln's frame of mind and motivation as he struggled with his personal losses and feelings of responsibility for the significant loss of life on both sides during the Civil War.

respectively, and when Rule of Wolves picks up with these characters for book two, they're all coping with loss is a motivator for action in Rule of Wolves, but Bardugo also delves into the complicated aftermath, lost

Permanent holes have been created in families, and the loss of men has left medical and other support

I felt as though the later sections glossed over some major issues (consorting with the gruesomely brutal control, torture, and death—even with a promise of potential change; fast emotional movement past the loss

When he begins to have memory loss and other odd symptoms, he realizes it’s linked to his past time travel And perhaps most confusingly of all, in this second life she's lost some of her original, lifelong, rigid Mastai provides a fascinating story with time travel, alternate realities, love, loss, humor, bravery

structure, dark humor, and deeply flawed characters as main protagonist Lucy works to resolve her memory loss

is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly painful loss in at her high school, she can't quite figure out social conventions, and she constantly feels at a loss

01 Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle A.G. Riddle's 450-page multiple-timeline story Lost in Time, a group of scientists have developed a device For my full review, check out Lost in Time. 02 The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton This was my favorite digging into the difficult relationship with his father to sharing how he attempted to cope with the loss