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by Kitty H. (Pasadena, CA) A Personal Journey of Grief
An accident occurs just "ten minutes from home", but a young girl's personal journey through loss and sorrow and coming of age takes much longer. While this is a genre many people seem drawn to, and the author is a skillful writer, it would not be my choice.
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by Becky H. (Chicago, IL) fascinating, but depressing
I almost quit reading this book detailing the searing grief when the author's brother and best friend are killed in a car accident. It was overwhelming to read the devastation of the loss in her family. I could only read in small snatches, although there was something compelling that kept bringing me back to read more. This book might be a panacea to someone who has suffered a similar loss.
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by Jeanne C. (Richmond Heights, OH) Specific details about a family tragedy enhance this book...
Because it deals with a tragic auto accident in which two young people die and its ripple effects on several families, Ten Minutes from Home is almost too painful to contemplate, but it’s worth pursuing as it’s a gripping account of this event. This memoir answers any questions we might have about how a fatal accident forever impacts all those involved, from the actual day of the deaths through support groups and beyond. Beth Greenfield uses clear, crisp narration with specific journalistic details that give the reader the sense of being right in the midst of the process as each person faces, then deals with their losses.
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by Susan J. (Twain Harte, CA) A compelling, heartbreaking read
I was drawn into this book immediately and could hardly put it down. Beth Greenfield's writing is honest and raw, and I think she did an excellent job of relating her feelings as a young teen. It was hard to read that her parents were too bereft to help her, and that family counseling never happened. I wish the book had been longer and had filled in the intervening years, explaining how she had pulled out of her destructive behaviors. I hope she plans another book.
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by Diane C. (Gainesville, FL) Grief - Honest and Raw
Beth Greenfield can certainly write. She is able to exorcise emotions from her early adolescence with both compassion for her young self and a relentless, brutal honesty. Readers may find solace in her deeply personal reactions to the death of her brother and friend as Greenfield struggles with anger towards her devastated mother. Recommended for readers of memoirs and for those seeking to cope with their own grief.
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by Mary J. (Scottsdale, AZ) Painful but so worth it!
Anyone who has lost a loved one will relate to this book. It gives so much important information into the mind of a child dealing with the grief of losing a loved one. Read it and be so much better for it. I couldn't put it down.
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The story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in every way but one. But that exception is the beating heart of this extraordinary novel.
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