Many thanks to NetGalley and Dundurn Press for gifting me a digital ARC of this memoir by Gonzalo Riedel - 5 stars!
Less than a year after their youngest son was born, Gonzalo's wife, Erica, died from appendix cancer. He was suddenly a single dad, raising two small boys, grieving the love of his life.
This was such a brutally honest and open memoir about grief. Gonzalo gives us lots of "before" memories of life with Erica, while showing us the huge holes left behind afterwards. I so appreciated the fact that he didn't sugarcoat all the emotions he felt in the height of his grief, while still having to get up every day as a single dad. It will rip your heart apart but also give you hope, because life is always hopeful. There's enough humor and self-deprecation to not push this book over into depressing, and I loved that he acknowledged all of his feelings. I will return to this book again and wish nothing but happiness ahead for this family.
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