Spare
Prince Harry recalls Diana's death in 1997, two tours in Afghanistan, and stepping back from royal life with Meghan in this frank 2023 memoir of grief, love…
2,586-word summary · 11 min read
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PS, I Love You
Widowed at thirty, Holly Kennedy follows ten monthly letters left by her late husband Gerry, facing grief, loving family chaos and slow steps toward a new life…
2,501-word summary · 11 min read
Hello Beautiful
Four sisters in Chicago love, lose, and find each other again across thirty years.
2,144-word summary · 10 min read
After You
Lou grieves Will, falls from a roof, joins a group, and meets Sam and a surprise from Will's past.
2,031-word summary · 9 min read
Slammed
Grieving Layken falls for neighbor Will, then learns he is her teacher, and poems carry them.
2,793-word summary · 12 min read
Just for the Summer
Emma and Justin date to break a matching curse, then face sudden guardianship and illness on Lake Minnetonka.
3,090-word summary · 14 min read
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Nine year old Oskar searches New York for a lock matching his father's key after 9/11.
2,999-word summary · 13 min read
Crying in H Mart
Japanese Breakfast singer Michelle Zauner remembers her Korean mother through food, grief, and growing up in Oregon.
2,337-word summary · 10 min read
Beartown
In a fading Swedish hockey town, a rape accusation against the junior star splits neighbors, families, and teammates over truth and loyalty.
2,201-word summary · 10 min read
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson's Bridge to Terabithia retold: Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke build an imagined kingdom and face sudden loss.
2,673-word summary · 12 min read
All the Bright Places
Grieving Violet and struggling Finch wander Indiana for a school project and each other.
2,208-word summary · 10 min read
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
At 26 Cheryl Strayed hikes the Pacific Crest Trail alone to grieve and reset.
2,075-word summary · 9 min read