Fans of memoirs dealing with the loss of a child (for instance, Two Kisses for Maddy; Signs of Life) will immediately be sucked in by this story of a mother and father in the throes of grief. In this heart wrenching book, we get a sneak peek into the lives of a family who has been torn apart by loss and tragedy…and how it affects their lives and friendships. While it is a sadly commonplace occurrence for a family to lose a child, it is rare for all three of your children to be taken from you in one go.

Parts of this book were dark and harrowing, but there were also parts that showed a little bit of hope shining through, even in the midst of such sadness and pain. I think we can all learn a little bit about how much we should cherish life from reading this book. Hopefully we are left with a feeling that we should live each day to the fullest, since we are never certain how much time is left on the clock.

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  3 mild obscenities; 2 religious exclamations.

Violence/Gore:  A car crash that kills 4 people is briefly mentioned several times, but no gore is depicted. A woman has thoughts of suicide, but never acts on these thoughts.

Sex/Nudity:  A man and wife are mentioned to be struggling in their love life after the loss of their children.

Mature Subject Matter:

Death; Thoughts of suicide; Loss of a child.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Alcohol is drunk in places throughout the book; a drunk driver is mentioned and blamed for the death of a family.