Tag Archives: suicide

With Regret

Posted on September 8, 2021 by dianeledet

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is an unusual story about a woman named Nora Seed who, after taking an overdose of pills, finds herself not dead, not alive, but in a library which contains volumes depicting the many regrets … Continue reading →

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Hold On I’m Coming

Posted on June 11, 2019 by dianeledet

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce opens with the receipt of an unexpected letter from a former coworker who is dying in a distant city in England. Recently retired Harold encounters difficulty in writing an appropriate response. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Books, cancer, England, fiction, pilgrimage, Rachel Joyce, Soul searching, suicide, the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold fry | Leave a comment

Three Musketeers

Posted on February 1, 2019 by dianeledet

The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells is a new fiction release on the shelves. Translated from the original German, the emotion filled story is one I enjoyed very much. Told in the first-person by Jules who is the youngest … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grace

Posted on January 12, 2019 by dianeledet

One Heart at a Time by Delilah recently called my name from the library bookshelf. The author’s radio broadcasts are familiar to me, so her new memoir piqued my curiosity. Although I recognize her voice, I knew nothing about her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged adoption, Africa, alcoholism, autobiography, Books, charity, Christianity, Delilah, depression, Ghana, memoir, One heart at a Time, radio host, suicide | Leave a comment

Vivre

Posted on March 18, 2018 by dianeledet

The Little French Bistro by Nina George is a fictional novel about a German woman named Marianne who, while vacationing in Paris, decides to attempt suicide by jumping in the Seine. Unhappily married to a selfish man for many years … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brittany, divorce, fiction, food, Germany, Nina George, Paris, suicide, The little French bistro | 1 Comment

Dancing in the Dark

Posted on June 15, 2017 by dianeledet

The Things We Keep by Sally Hepworth is a fictional novel about a 38-year-old woman named Anna who has early onset Alzheimer’s disease. As soon as she is diagnosed, Anna leaves her husband and moves into an assisted living facility. … Continue reading →

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Saab

Posted on November 19, 2016 by dianeledet

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman finally came into my hands after a long wait in the library que. I am happy to have read this touching story. It was worth the wait. Ove is a 59-year-old man living … Continue reading →

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Singularity

Posted on January 26, 2013 by dianeledet

Flimsy Little Plastic Miracles by Ron Currie, Jr. is unlike any book I’ve ever read. I think it is amazing! The fictional story (told in whole truth) is narrated by a “dead” man whose name just happens to be Ron. … Continue reading →

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A Look Inside the Mind

Posted on January 12, 2013 by dianeledet

There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes is a novel by Robert Jacoby. It is an incredible story about a 19-year-old man who unsuccessfully attempts suicide and his experiences afterward as a patient in a mental institution. I became aware of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Books, depression, mental illness, Robert Jacoby, suicide, There are Reasons Noah Packed No Clothes | 3 Comments