I have always enjoyed Ann Hood's writing, and when I read of her daughter's tragic death in the newspaper I grieved for her.  I have thought of her often and although I know things would never be the same, I hoped she was getting by.  This novel answers that question a bit, as it tells of a mother's loss of a child and how she deals with that loss.  I would imagine the book would be a comfort to those who have lost children, and her writing about this was heartbreaking and heartfelt.