In my experience, death is never an easy thing to deal
with. It almost always opens up feelings
and memories that may have been forgotten for one reason or another. And the part that some do not always remember
is that the process of grieving almost always takes longer to run its course
than expected, which is demonstrated perfectly by Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir“The Rules of Inheritance”.
Claire Bidwell Smith’s account of the five stages of grief
that she experienced from age 14 to 32 over both her parent’s deaths touched me
deeply. From denial to acceptance, each
chapter felt like a complete story in itself, yet in the end they all created
one larger story. Each personal account
that was shared was so open and honest that I often found myself going through
the emotions with her as I read on.
One of my favorite parts of the book was how Claire Bidwell
Smith organized and wrote her story.
Even though it jumped from one time in her life to another with each
chapter, it still flowed well and really kept my interest throughout the entire
book. I often found myself just wanting
to read to see what was going to happen next, which is usually a sign of a good
book when it comes to me.
If you’d like to hear more, check out BlogHer’s Book Clubpage to see what others had to say about “The Rules of Inheritance” and even
join in a few of the discussions!
While I was
compensated for this BlogHer Book Club review, all opinions expressed above are
my own.
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