‘An unclenching of the soul’: Geraldine Brooks’ raw, gentle grief memoir has helped me navigate my own mourning
In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks processes the sudden death of her husband of 35 years, and shares how other cultures make ...
Tony Horwitz's widow Geraldine Brooks writes a beautiful memoir of grief
Horwitz died suddenly in 2019 while on a book tour. In Memorial Days, Geraldine Brooks grieves her husband — and also reflects on the life she might have lived had they not met.
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Finding joy in memory: Valentine’s Day without a loved one
"He was someone who saw me for who I am—not who I thought I should be. Loved me in spite of all my faults. He was the great ...
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A Valentine's Day Tribute to Grief
Valentine’s Day is one day among many—but grief is like a timepiece that keeps ticking within you. Loss of the beloved is not ...
‘Memorial Days’ Review: Grief, Interrupted
After the novelist Geraldine Brooks lost her husband, she postponed confronting the enormous loss—until it became impossible ...