Title: Bittersweet Novel About Grief and Its Effects
Product review: When I first started reading this book, I thought the storyline would center on Dahlia, a seven year-old girl tragically killed in a freak car accident. Instead, the book's focus was split between the parents (Rick and Naomi Weschler) and those closest to them-Rick's office manager (Lillian), the doctor who pronounced Dahlia's death (Michael), and Naomi's aging mother, Estelle. Yona McDonough portrays each character's grief without overdoing it, giving them very human faults that cause them to make selfish choices because of this grief.These choices not only affect them and their marriages, but the lives of the other people around them. For instance, Michael and Naomi's choice to have an affair changed Michael's daughter's life forever. I enjoyed reading this book. It was well written, with believable characters and a strong message. My kind of book.
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