We may as well meet life’s surprises with as much sass and heart as we can muster.
The Times Literary Supplement called Notes for the Everlost: A Field Guide to Grief (2018) “…a delicate, playful handbook for people who feel they might disappear into grief forever…”. It won the Evelyn Richardson Award for non-fiction, a heart-filled turn after adventure novels and picture books for kids.
It all lines up. Hooliganism and friendship, exquisite beauty, explosive mess. Losses and gains.