The Grief of Others

from amaryann21

There is something about this book... something that speaks in a small, still voice, that asks you to listen close. Cohen doesn't hit the reader over the head with emotion, or wrench the reader through a roller coaster ride of a story. Instead, she offers real, heartfelt, poignancy that echoes in...

from CarolynSchroeder

This novel started very beautifully and weaved artfully the stories of six characters and their various responses to grief, from death and also, from abandonment and loss (as done to each other). The writing is excellent and the observations about human beings quite astute, from the youngest char...

from mirrani

The writing in this book could be absolutely delightful, worthy of the Women's Prize longlist recognition, but some of the choices the author made about the direction of the plot or development of the characters seemed too out of place for me to thoroughly enjoy the writing itself. I really wante...

from whitreidtan

Grief is quiet and consuming and solitary but it eats away at happiness and connection like an acid. In Leah Hager Cohen's exqusite new novel, grief is smothering the tiny flicker of life left in the Ryrie family. John and Ricky's marriage is failing as they mourn the loss of their infant son a y...

from pinklady60

A family tries to overcome their grief when they lose their third child only hours after his birth. Through their struggle, they overcome other problems in their relationships and begin to connect once again as a loving family. The strength of this story was in the development of the characters, ...