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The Light Streamed Beneath It: A Memoir of Grief and Celebration by Shawn Hitchins
4.0
Do certain books find us at the right times? Grief reads have been a bit of a theme for me lately, and The Light Streamed Beneath It was another emotional reading experience. In his second book with humility and much introspection Hitchins looks at his own grief after the devastating loss of two lovers only months apart. A breathtaking memoir of love and death, pain and healing.
A few days after finishing this I learned an old friend that I had been out of contact with over the last couple years had passed away from a drug overdose. Shocked, my grief hit me in waves, bringing up a lot of feelings, old grief, and sadness. And like Hitchins following his losses I too was left revisiting our friendship, looking for answers.
Hitchins honesty about his grief and pain in the wake of his losses hit me hard. How he could conjure his feelings in such a vivid way made for an intimate and impactful reading experience. I really find it hard to summarize these types of books, everyone grieves differently after all, but I found Hitchins journey is a worthy addition to this category.
Thank You to @ecwpress for sending me this one. It will be available in October.
For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong
A few days after finishing this I learned an old friend that I had been out of contact with over the last couple years had passed away from a drug overdose. Shocked, my grief hit me in waves, bringing up a lot of feelings, old grief, and sadness. And like Hitchins following his losses I too was left revisiting our friendship, looking for answers.
Hitchins honesty about his grief and pain in the wake of his losses hit me hard. How he could conjure his feelings in such a vivid way made for an intimate and impactful reading experience. I really find it hard to summarize these types of books, everyone grieves differently after all, but I found Hitchins journey is a worthy addition to this category.
Thank You to @ecwpress for sending me this one. It will be available in October.
For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong