Capital Discoveries Book: Swimming with Maya : A Mother's Story (Hardcover)

from wjbooks

When a book brings you to tears, you know the writer has pulled you into her words, and with Eleanor she pulls you into her story. I longed for Eleanor through having to tell her daughter's story. It made me understand how my own Aunt must have went through when she buried her own son. I could ne...

from tjsjohanna

There were parts of this memoir that touched me deeply and other parts that left me scratching my head. I've never lost a child so I have very little idea of how it would affect me. I learned a lot about how different kinds of grief can get tangled up with each other (the author's grief over her ...

from nightprose

This is a very raw and emotional memoir. It would be simple to say that it is about the relationship between a mother and daughter. It would also true to say that it is a story of organ donation. However, this memoir is about these issues but also so much more. Eleanor Vincent goes into painful d...

from nightprose

This is a very raw and emotional memoir. It would be simple to say that it is about the relationship between a mother and daughter. It would also true to say that it is a story of organ donation. However, this memoir is about these issues but also so much more. Eleanor Vincent goes into painful d...