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Grief is nothing to be ashamed of and not every loss is something
we can just "get over." The truth is that not all grief dissipates.
Yes, our sadness softens over time but not always before it changes
us or takes on a life of its own. In this wry and raw memoir,
"turning 44," Melissa Collier delivers a poignant tribute about
gratitude and grief and the life that happens in between. Rejecting
the natural stages of grief, Collier chooses instead to wear her
loss as a badge of honor and an outright refusal to allow her
father to be forgotten simply because he died an early death.
Infused with unexpected humor, this is not your typical book about
death and dying. Collier doesn't focus on the long term impact of
his death but rather the long term impact of his life. "When people
ask 'what is your book about?' my first inclination is to say that
is it about my Dad dying at the age of forty-four. More accurately,
mine is a story of becoming a woman without a father and how his
life and death shaped my life and my relationships. How his time on
earth, regardless of how short, mattered greatly..." Obituaries may
say "survived by..." but the real work is in living beyond their
years and witnessing others do the same. Collier brings to light
the often untouched topic of outliving those we lose. Hers is the
story of a daughter outliving the years of a parent but "turning
44"manages to capture the emotions universal among those who grieve
the loss of a parent, child, friend or sibling. A parent whose
other children outlive one who was lost, a sister or brother
outliving a fallen sibling... There is heartache but there is also
celebration in the years left unlived. You will be moved by
Collier's journey from being a girl who methodically memorized
everything about her father during their time together to being the
woman he never had the chance to know. Fueled by love and devotion,
"turning 44," offers a candid, entertaining and heart-warming
perspective of a life lived after the premature death of her
father; whose unconventional and wildly reckless life lessons have
withstood the test of time. Ultimately, gratitude triumphs over
grief in this courageous memoir. "turning 44" is a must read for
anyone who has struggled letting go of someone lost too soon or
saying good-bye regardless of age or circumstance. Collier has
crafted a legacy which resonates that the beauty of a life is not
dependent on the quantity of years but by the quality of the love
shared during the time we are together.
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