
The Long Goodbye
A Memoir
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Meghan O'Rourke
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Meghan O'Rourke
From one of America's foremost young literary voices, a transcendent portrait of the unbearable anguish of grief and the enduring power of familial love.
What does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of 55, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow. In the first anguished days, she began to create a record of her interior life as a mourner, trying to capture the paradox of grief - its monumental agony and microscopic intimacies - an endeavor that ultimately bloomed into a profound look at how caring for her mother during her illness changed and strengthened their bond.
O'Rourke's story is one of a life gone off the rails, of how watching her mother's illness - and separating from her husband - left her fundamentally altered. But it is also one of resilience, as she observes her family persevere even in the face of immeasurable loss.
With lyricism and unswerving candor, The Long Goodbye conveys the fleeting moments of joy that make up a life, and the way memory can lead us out of the jagged darkness of loss. Effortlessly blending research and reflection, the personal and the universal, it is not only an exceptional memoir, but a necessary one.
©2011 Meghan O'Rourke (P)2011 PenguinListeners also enjoyed...




















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For the "unmothered"
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The honesty
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I can relate to a lot of what the author is saying and I do like how she mixed in with it like the stages of grief and how she did or did not follow those stages. I guess I'm just trying to prepare myself for when my mom passes. I listened to this book several times, I bet about three times total and several times I felt asleep to it. But that's not because the book is boring I think it's because I felt it comforting and I have been having insomnia, so having someone read to me who is going through some of the same emotional & physical care-taking related issues I'm going through was comforting and I drifted off to sleep. So I found this book to be super helpful.
Mixes emotions with statistics
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Beautiful memoir
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On loss of a mother
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Really great. Loved it.
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Why do authors insist on narrating?
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excellent examination of the loss of a mother
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
The book, yes -- the audiobook, no. Meghan O'Rourke's narration detracts from her own writing.How could the performance have been better?
Definitely needed a professional reader.Did The Long Goodbye inspire you to do anything?
It made me consider looking into getting back to work as a Voice Artist.Author Narration is Sometimes NOT a Good Idea...
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Yes
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