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This far exceeded my expectations. It just might be the best book I read all year. Those who read reviews here at Goodreads - especially mine - are bound to be avid readers. This is a book about the benefits of reading. What's not to like?
Following the death of her sister Anne-Marie, Nina Sankovitch spent three years rushing around filling up time so she wouldn't have to think about nor feel that loss. But things weren't getting better in the grief department. And so she decided to stop all that ...more
Following the death of her sister Anne-Marie, Nina Sankovitch spent three years rushing around filling up time so she wouldn't have to think about nor feel that loss. But things weren't getting better in the grief department. And so she decided to stop all that ...more
When Nina Sankovitch's beloved sister died, Nina embarked on a year of reading a book a day as therapy. Nina had felt guilty that she was still living, but Anne-Marie had died. Books taught her many lessons such as finding moments of beauty, and to stop running to make up for what her sister had lost. Some of the characters in the books about families reminded Nina about Anne-Marie's strength and intelligence. The year of reading and introspection taught Nina how to handle the loss of her sister
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Several years after her much-loved older sister's death at 46, Nina takes a year to read a book a day. She uses books to find a way to make, if not sense, a pathway for using the grief that she has felt. She also explores the grief and sadness from her parents' early life in war-torn Europe.
But Sandovitch doesn't leave us to welter in the throes of grief. She introduces offsetting memories of fun, of laughter, of pride and achievement, all as part of life both in "real life" and in books.
As a ...more
But Sandovitch doesn't leave us to welter in the throes of grief. She introduces offsetting memories of fun, of laughter, of pride and achievement, all as part of life both in "real life" and in books.
As a ...more
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