Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. This week, Stacie suggested all three (in the comments section of my Nonfiction November post).
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg
Summary: Two weeks after the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl was preparing for a father-child activity. “I want Dave,” she cried. Her friend replied, “Option A is not available,” and then promised to help her make the most of Option B. In this book, Sheryl shares what she has learnt about grief and resilience.
I’m thinking: Yes, convinced by the line ‘Grief is a demanding companion.’
A Mother’s Reckoning: Life in the Aftermath of the Columbine Tragedy by Sue Klebold
Summary: On April 20, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and within minutes had killed twelve students and a teacher and wounded twenty-four others, before taking their own lives. Since then, Sue Klebold, Dylan’s mother, has lived with the indescribable grief and shame of that day. This book chronicles her journey trying to come to terms with the incomprehensible.
I’m thinking: Yes.
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving by Julia Samuel
Summary: A collection of stories that explain how grief unmasks our greatest fears, strips away our layers of protection and reveals our innermost selves.
I’m thinking: Yes.