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"As usual, Radden Keefe writes a really good novel about a true story. I don’t know how he does it. A brilliant read so far, with so many tentacles it’s barely believable, but always intriguing." — Aug 09, 2026 02:32AM
"As usual, Radden Keefe writes a really good novel about a true story. I don’t know how he does it. A brilliant read so far, with so many tentacles it’s barely believable, but always intriguing." — Aug 09, 2026 02:32AM
The grief process is also the coping process and if the grief is frozen by ambiguity, by the constant possibility of reversal, then so is the ability to cope.
If someone has died you can learn to live with that loss. It’s a certain thing. What if you lose a person to dementia, or trauma? How do you cope with that, with the possibility that they could come back or not? What is it you’re trying to cope with?
“Politeness dictated she at least put a couple of digestives onto a plate”
― The Cracked Mirror
― The Cracked Mirror
“He would never have let anyone say they were bad parents”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“You’re an artist if you create something! You’re an artist if you don’t see the world the way it is”
― My Friends
― My Friends
“Aren’t I,’ said Ed”
― The People on Platform 5
― The People on Platform 5
Barry’s 2025 Year in Books
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