The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Nina Riggs

310 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
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An exquisite memoir about how to live--and love--every day with "death in the room," from poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the tradition of When Breath Becomes Air. "We are breathles...

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Moods

emotional 91%
sad 76%
reflective 67%
inspiring 39%
challenging 30%
funny 26%
hopeful 26%
dark 17%
informative 8%
lighthearted 8%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 63%
slow 19%
fast 17%

Average rating

4.3

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