Two hundred forty seconds, that's all it takes to steal a child apparently, and to change a couple of life's forever.
I think I must have read the first 5 pages of this without stopping or blinking... I just couldn't' wait to know-how Marin keeps fighting, how she handles the rest of her life, and maybe how she tries to get her kid back.
Griefing is more complex than anyone really bothers thinking about. Often, while going about with our days we hear 1 or 2 pieces of heartbreaking news, then, we think about them for a second, feel a pinch of pity for the ones at the receiving end of whatever kind of terrible situation is about to change their lives forever and we shake it off.
But we rarely stop to think about how anyone goes on with their lives after losing a loved one (we just hope, really hope it doesn't happen to us)... This book is a beautiful depiction of how a mother tries to piece her life together after losing her son. How she keeps fighting despite wishing not having to do so. How the dynamics of guilt and sadness have a huge role to play in how she interacts with the world for the rest of her life.
Griefing is more complex than anyone really bothers thinking about. Often, while going about with our days we hear 1 or 2 pieces of heartbreaking news, then, we think about them for a second, feel a pinch of pity for the ones at the receiving end of whatever kind of terrible situation is about to change their lives forever and we shake it off.
But we rarely stop to think about how anyone goes on with their lives after losing a loved one (we just hope, really hope it doesn't happen to us)... This book is a beautiful depiction of how a mother tries to piece her life together after losing her son. How she keeps fighting despite wishing not having to do so. How the dynamics of guilt and sadness have a huge role to play in how she interacts with the world for the rest of her life.