Without her : a chronicle of grief and love / Rebecca Spiegel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Spiegel, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief.

Bereavement.

Siblings of suicide victims.

grief.

mourning.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Personal narratives.

Authors' inscriptions.

Physical Description:

246 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Minneapolis, Minnesota] : Milkweed Editions, 2024.

Summary:

"Rebecca Spiegel is working as a teacher in New Orleans when she learns of her sister's suicide. Only after the funeral does shock give way to grief--and to many questions. How could Emily do this to herself? How could she have abandoned all those who loved her? And what could have been done differently to prevent this devastating loss? In the days and weeks that follow, Spiegel embarks on a search for answers. She unpacks family history, documents the last traces of her sister's life, and questions what more she could have done to prevent her death. What she finds instead is that there is no narrative on the other side of grief like this. There is no answer, no easy resolution--only those that leave and those that keep living. Unflinchingly honest, visceral, and raw, this courageous elegy lays bare the hard realities of surviving the loss of a loved one"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy 1 inscribed by the author.

Athenaeum copies: Miller Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

1571311963

9781571311962

OCLC:

1417196009