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When Robin Romm’s The Mother Garden was published, The New York Times Book Review called her “a close-up magician,” saying, “hers is the oldest kind [of magic] we know: the ordinary incantation of words and stories to help us navigate the darkness and finally to hold the end at bay.” In her searing memoir The Mercy Papers, Romm uses this magic to expand the weeks before her mother’s death into a story about a daughter in the moments before and after loss. With a striking mix of humor and honesty, Romm ushers us into a world where an obstinate hospice nurse tries to heal through pamphlets and a yelping grandfather squirrels away money in a shoe-shine kit. Untrained dogs scamper about as strangers and friends rally around death. The pillbox turns quickly into a metaphor for order; questions about medication turn to musings about God. The Mercy Papers was started in the midst of heartbreak, and not originally intended for an audience. The result is a raw, unsentimental book that reverberates with humanity. Robin Romm has created a tribute to family and an indelible portrait that will speak to anyone who has ever loved and lost.
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Summary
Summary
One of the 2009 New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction
A 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Best Book for Nonfiction
A 2009 Entertainment Weekly Best Book for Nonfiction
A New York Times Editor’s Choice
An Indie Next Notable Title, February 2009
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Available Formats : | Digital Download |
Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
Runtime: | 6.21 |
Audience: | Adult |
Language: | English |
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