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Belletrist February Pick

This was such an amazing read; definitely something I would not have picked up on my own. The relationship Sarah and her mother have is one that makes you smile as well as break your heart. It really made me miss my mom who passed away when I was younger. I definitely know that the saying "You are just like your mom" really applies to me.

I just finished this and it gave me a good cry. Such a moving memoir of the author‘s experiences growing up, navigating adulthood, and learning what it means to have a loving mother/daughter relationship.

I'm all in for grief memoirs, still, and Joy Enough by Sarah McColl is an honest capture of layered grief - loss of marriage, loss of mother. It's not only bad parts and her past is largely positive, so it isn't all sad, very true to reality.

I would give this to a friend struggling with a parent's illness or terminal diagnosis. It's hopeful in its straightforward look at everyday death (that never feels "normal" when you go through it.)

I love getting free books to review in the mail! #bookmail #surprise.