AUDIO BOOKS. the year of magical thinking

this is a moving memoir of loss. didion retells the story of her husbands unexpected death and reflects on its impact in her life. after his heart attack she explains her attempt to deal with his passing and the year that followed as she tried to piece her life back together again. she shares her struggles with accepting his death and the challenges of understanding it. she talks of the days and weeks following it when she would constantly expect him to return, feeling like it wasn't real, or that she could do something to reverse what had happened. how do you mourn? what is the right way to grieve? the author researches the writings on the topic and finds that there is very little written on the subject and tries to explain her own thinking during her time of loss. the realization that it doesn't get easier, it just gets further and further away was an interesting observation. the book is filled with sadness, struggling, and ultimately embarrassing the difficulties of loss.