Thomas Lynch

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Thomas Lynch's stories, poems, and essays have appeared in Granta, The Atlantic, Harper’s, the Times (of London, New York, Ireland, and Los Angeles), and elsewhere. The Undertaking was a finalist for the National Book Award; he is also the author of Still Life in Milford, Booking Passage, Apparition & Late Fictions and Walking Papers. Lynch lives in Milford, Michigan, and West Clare, Ireland.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,519 ratings · 301 reviews · 19 distinct works

	The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade 4.02 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality 4.06 avg rating — 280 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Apparition & Late Fictions: A Novella and Stories 3.62 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans 3.64 avg rating — 66 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	Still Life in Milford: Poems 3.73 avg rating — 55 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Walking Papers 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Skating with Heather Grace 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Grimalkin & Other Poems 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	My rating:
	The Sin-eater: A Breviary by Thomas Lynch, Michael Lynch (Photographer) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Sin-Eater 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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Knopf Poetry Series (1 book)
by Thomas Lynch

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“There's no easy way to do this.
So do it right:
weep, laugh, watch, pray, love,
live, give thanks and praise;
comfort, mend, honor,
and remember.”
― Thomas Lynch

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“Whatever’s there to feel, feel it – the riddance, the relief, the fright and freedom, the fear of forgetting, the dull ache of your own mortality. Get with someone you can trust with tears, with anger, and wonderment and utter silence. Get that part done – the sooner the better. The only way around these things is through them.”
― Thomas Lynch, The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade

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“Grief is the tax we pay on our attachments...”
― Thomas Lynch, Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality

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