Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster | Atria Books for gifting me both a physical and digital ARC of the new book by Mai Nguyen. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 5 stars!
Cleo Dang and her best friend, Paloma, have done everything together and are now both married, neighbors, and expecting their first child at the same time. But Paloma comes home with a baby and Cleo does not.
This is a profound look at grief, one that will gut you but will also have you laughing out loud in spots. We get a front row seat to Cleo's unimaginable pain and her struggle to exist. We see the value of community when Cleo takes a job as an assistant at the funeral home that took care of her daughter, Daisy. We also learn the things not to say to someone who is grieving. This is a completely personal novel, as the author experienced losing her first daughter four days after her birth. Heartbreakingly beautiful.
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