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Mark Gunther This book was inspired by the death of my daughter Eva at age 12, in 1997. I wanted to communicate the lived experience of grief, not offer prescripti…moreThis book was inspired by the death of my daughter Eva at age 12, in 1997. I wanted to communicate the lived experience of grief, not offer prescriptions or palliatives. Although Without Jenny incorporates many of my experiences, it is not my story, but the story of the protagonist and her family. The grief of child loss is a lasting one; I hope with this book to bring recognition to others in this situation and open a window onto this most devastating of losses to the reading public.(less)
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So its been 9 months since my stenosis produced the painful and disabling symptoms I shared earlier. I’m pleased to report that I am mostly back to normal, other than being measurably weaker than I was in January. This remarkable


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I have always critiqued KSR's writing as brilliant on facts and speculations and light on storytelling and character development. That holds true in this one, although the topic is of such a sweep and incorporates so much timely specualtion that the ...more
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In an era where barely relevant detail takes a lot of books down a path of excess, Seascraper is both beautifully and efficiently written. There is not a word that is out of place, or unnecessary, in ths spare but directed telling of a pivotal few da ...more
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There is a strong desire in a work like this to try and seek order in the chaos, but part of the point here is that the inner chaos of the characters is drivng the form. What is the inner life of a man? How does Adam reconcile the pressures of his li ...more
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