The Long Goodbye by Meghan O’Rourke 155.93

The Long Goodbye by Meghan O’Rourke 155.93

Warning – this book is on the depressing side! It is, however, very well written.The book begins with the death of Meghan’s 55 year-old mother, who died of cancer on Christmas day in 2008. (It’s depressing already, isn’t it.) Meghan writes, “Nothing prepared me for the loss of my mother. Even knowing that she would die did not prepare me.” I think most people feel this way, but she expresses it more eloquently than most of us! She tells her story of when she was a little girl, when her mom was dying and when she faced life without her mom. If you have been through this experience, you will recognize many parts of Meghan’s journey. If you haven’t had to face this yet……well, maybe you don’t want to know just yet……because as O'Rourke says, “Nothing prepares you for the loss of a mother".