by Abigail Thomas
Opening Line: “This is the one thing that stays the same: my husband got hurt. Everything else changes.”Stephen King is quoted (on the cover) of this book as saying “The best memoir I have ever read.” Well I wouldn’t go that far but this was pretty good; honest, moving, funny heartbreaking and liter...
I feel bad giving such a low rating to this--it's so...literary in its intent, and Abigail was a woman I found it easy to identify with undergoing a terrible tragedy. It wasn't far in that she was telling of her first date with her husband at Moon Palace in the Columbia University area of New York C...
Before reading:Maybe what happens in this book is difficult, but I have the feeling it will have a hopeful message. I need to read something with dogs. You can rely on dogs being there for you when you need them. After the last book read I am so depressed with people. On completion:This book did the...
This is the best memoir I have read. How a woman can create a meaningful life after a tragedy and find happiness. There is one line in the book that will stick with me: "Still, how great to be enjoying the ride, however uncertain the outcome. I'd like that. It's what we're all doing anyway, we ...
I find after reading this book that I cannot stop thinking about the strength of this woman following the devastating accident of her husband. I also admire the uninhibited way she shares the truthfulness of her feelings with the readers. Such a difficult subject for her to write about, and I feel...
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