Bomb Shelter
Book description
A New York Times Editors' Choice
One of NPR's Best Books of the Year
"A beautifully wrought ode to life...a precious gift to the world." -The Washington Post
From the bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink comes a poignant and powerful new memoir that tackles the big…
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1 author picked Bomb Shelter as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
When my depression was intense, I was continually worried that something would happen to me or my family. It was a visceral fear, one that ranked up there with a child’s belief that something was hiding under the bed.
To read this story of the author’s experiences with her son’s epilepsy diagnosis was surprisingly comforting for me. She too was terrified, and yet she made her way through, as moms so often manage to do.
I loved this book’s tender, funny, well-crafted words about how little we really can control in our lives. It reminded me that worry won’t make…
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