"This is the happiest story in the world with the saddest
ending," writes Elizabeth McCracken in her powerful,
inspiring memoir. A prize-winning, successful novelist in
her 30s, McCracken was happy to be an itinerant writer and
self-proclaimed spinster. But suddenly she fell in love,
got married, and two years ago was living in a remote part
of France, working on her novel, and waiting for the birth
of her first child.
This book is about what happened next. In her ninth month
of pregnancy, she learned that her baby boy had died. How
do you deal with and recover from this kind of loss? Of
course you don't--but you go on. And if you have ever
experienced loss or love someone who has, the company of
this remarkable book will help you go on.
With humor and warmth and unfailing generosity, McCracken
considers the nature of love and grief. She opens her heart
and leaves all of ours the richer for it.
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