Galley Talk: Comfort: A Journey Through Grief
Judy Crosby, Island Books, Middletown, R.I.
-- Publishers Weekly, 4/14/2008
When Ann Hood lost her young daughter, Grace, she also lost her ability to write—and it was her writing that had gotten her through all the difficult times of her life. Needless to say, she's found that ability again, and in Comfort: A Journey Through Grief [W.W. Norton, May] her voice is strong and true. Though it's a truly moving testament to her love for Grace, Comfort is so much more than that. It is a testament to life. It is a beautifully written and very personal memoir that takes us on Ann's journey through grief and her struggle with her faith, then back into a life full of hope and love. It stands alone as an extraordinarily eloquent memoir and is a very compelling read, pulling you from one chapter to the next. It will stay on our shelves as something to share over and over with others who have suffered a great loss. It truly is, without a doubt, what the title states, a comfort.
