When Geraldine Brooks got the call that her husband, the writer Tony Horwitz, had died, her life was thrown into chaos. Tony’s death was completely unexpected. Three years later, Brooks finds herself at a retreat on a remote island to learn how others grieve—and, hopefully, to finally give herself space to mourn. In Memorial Days (5 hours), Brooks grants us the privilege of a stark, uncensored view into her grief, both in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy and in the years after.
Memorial Days is an intimate peek into the many facets of loss: the overwhelming crush of the unexpected, the confusion of a lost future, the bittersweet quality of once-happy memories. Brooks is both writer and narrator, and you can hear a tumultuous mix of exhaustion, pain, wonder and love as she recounts her story. Sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Memorial Days is a beautiful testament to love that goes beyond life and death. Whatever your experience with grief, this audiobook offers a nuanced, expansive exploration of loss, living and shared humanity.
Read our starred review of the print version of Memorial Days.
