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At various stages of reading the first two rows. #sundaybuddyread #shesaid #literarycrew #RoseValland #TheArtSpy #ThematicCozies #travel #readyourkindle #audiobook
Finished the books in the last row. #ThematicCozies #Paranormal #fiction #grief #InspectorRamseyNovel #1 #DCIBanks #LiteraryPoliceProcederal
panI lost my brother 10 days ago, on August 10th, from Glioblastoma. Since I knew he wouldn't be here much longer, I got this book, thinking it would help me. The book needed to be edited better. There were sentences that were missing words, sentences that were half duplicated. There was info that I found beneficial in my early days of grief. Even though we had grown apart as adults, we still were brother and sister. That sibling ⬇️
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pickCatching up on my #AuldLangSpine recs from…2024! 😆 Thank you, @Deblovestoread - this one was outstanding. I‘d been happy to see Rebecca Wait on your list because she seems so beloved here on Litsy. I now see why. Loved the writing, and these characters will stay with me.
It‘s poetry. A love letter. It‘s words to balm an aching soul, words that helped me survive. It‘s a story of magic and depth and grief. It‘s a topic we don‘t tolerate well enough.
I would be honored, to have a few poetry lovers and mothers pick this up. My audience is small but I hope it reaches those who need it. ✨
Saltwater by CordeliaGrey Oriana Allen
Available on Amazon
#poetry #grief #loss #motherhood #magic #ocean #author #love #saltwater
pickWhat a lovely and poignant reflection on love, loss and grief. Three years after suddenly losing her husband, Geraldine Brooks retreated to an isolated island to “properly” mourn him in a way she couldn‘t in the days, weeks and months afterward because of all of the tasks that have to be done after a death. Beautifully written.
My book is on Litsy. 😭😭😭😍😵🫶🏼✨🩶 And Goodreads. And Amazon. It feels so good to have these words out in the world. #poetry #grief #smallauthor #poet #love #motherhood
pickBrooks is a beautiful writer and this account of losing her husband very unexpectedly as well as four years later when she finally has the time to truly grieve this massive loss is a masterfully written memoir. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2025/06/memorial-days-by-geraldine-brooks.html?...
pick5-12 Aug 25
A beautiful and devastating memoir of the days after the sudden death of Brooks‘ husband and the period after when she was finally able to grieve. Made me appreciate how short life can be and how much I am blessed by my own husband, and that there is much to look forward to in the years after your children have grown up that my parents missed out on. I enjoy tales of long and happy marriages - I wish they appeared more in fiction.
pickIt‘s fine, but not terribly helpful for my situation. I appreciate the difference this book and its author made in the medical profession, but it‘s definitely both specialized and dated.
