When his daughter, Amy—a gifted doctor, mother, and
wife—collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart
condition, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife, Ginny, leave their
home on the South Shore of Long Island to move in with their
son-in-law, Harris, and their three young grandchildren:
six-year-old Jessica, four-year-old Sammy, and one-year-old
James, known as Bubbies. Long past the years of diapers,
homework, and recitals, Roger and Ginny—Boppo and Mimi to
the kids—quickly reaccustom themselves to the world of small
children: bedtime stories, talking toys, playdates, nonstop
questions, and nonsequential thought. Though reeling from
Amy's death they carry on, reconstructing a family,
sustaining one another, and guiding three lively, alert, and
tender-hearted children through the pains and confusions of
grief. As he marvels at the strength of his son-in-law, a
surgeon, and the tenacity and skill of his wife, a former
kindergarten teacher, Roger attends each day to "the one
household duty I have mastered"—preparing the morning toast
perfectly to each child's liking.
With the wit, heart, precision, and depth of understanding
that has characterized his work, Roger Rosenblatt peels back
the layers on this most personal of losses to create both a
tribute to his late daughter and a testament to familial
love. The day Amy died, Harris told Ginny and Roger, "It's
impossible." Roger's story tells how a family makes the
possible of the impossible.
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