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“What is grief, if not love persevering?”

The Art of Reassembly: A Memoir of Early Mother Loss and Aftergrief by Peg Conway

November 23, 2021 by ElCicco 2 Comments

In November 1970, when cancer treatments were rudimentary and grief counseling nonexistent, my cousin Peg Conway’s mother died at the age of 37. My aunt Mary Lee was my father’s twin, and she had had breast cancer that metasticized into brain cancer and took her life, leaving behind a husband and four children. In the decades since that tragic event, Peg has struggled to deal with her unacknowledged grief, and this memoir chronicles her journey from hurting child to adult looking for healing. It is […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:62 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #memoir, CBR13, ElCicco, Non-Fiction, Peg Conway, The Art of Reassembly ·
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