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Tag Archives: death
nobody does it better
A few weeks ago my head was buzzing, full of events, emotions, observations I hadn’t got round to processing. I thought that writing about them would help. It turned out that simply writing them helped. Once they were on coloured … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, books, death, family, ghosts, humour, mothers, Roddy Doyle
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november
All Saints All Souls Month of the Holy Souls Armistice Day Remembrance Sunday A Mass for the dead of the parish (wonderful, emotional, meaningful) A service of remembrance for the dead of the parish (reflective, fine, with moments of cheek biting … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, celebration, death, family, grief, November, The West Wing, what's next?
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in which I snivel, whine, and cry
I watch trashy hospital dramas; they don’t have real blood, and the medical setting is incidental to problem solving, romance, family dynamics, work politics. Only sometimes do I get drawn into the patient drama. This week, Spurs Fan was away … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, death, family, feeling sorry for myself again, grief, herself, PSP, terminal illness, the old man
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the believers
I first heard about this book, years after its publication, when all the reviews of another book said something like ‘Yes, all very well and good as a study of family dynamics, but The Believers did it better’. I’ve forgotten … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, Booker Prize, death, good books, living, The Believers, what's next?, Zoe Heller
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