Darren Humphries

This is a no-frills, tell-it-as-it-is account of a surviving spouse. It is not so much "unsentimental" as it is a sterile (as much as grief can be so), compartmentalized approach to dealing with loss, with picking up the pieces and moving on -- in other words, coping. The world over: someone loses a spouse, becomes a single parent, has to deal with lots of loose ends and uncertainty, etc. -- it's the same for everyone who's been through it. Reading this made me commiserate with the author, because a lot of what he felt and experienced, I did also. And let's not forget the paperwork involved, or of the kindness of friends and strangers, we will be forever thankful for the latter. I'd give it a 5-star if not of the nature of the book, only because it would (using the author's choice of words) "be rude" to be celebratory about it.… (mais)