The Rules of Inheritance
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.60 (971 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594630887 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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What follows is a coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. Written with suspense and style, and bursting with love and adventure, The Rules of Inheritance vividly captures the deep grief and surprising light of a young woman forging ahead on a journey of loss that humbled, strengthened, and ultimately healed her.. Claire's story is less of a tragic tale and more of a remarkable lesson on how to overcome some of life's greatest hardships. A coming-of-age story that is both heartbreaking and exhilarating. In this astonishing debut, Claire Bidwell Smith, an only child, is just fourteen years old when
Five Stars Kara Chambers This is a beautifully written story about loss. Very quick read.. A brave, beautiful memoir that draws the reader in The morning this book was released I found myself reading the whole thing, unable to put it down. This book is quite simply one young woman's journey through the heartbreaking loss of both of her parents at an age when she was still unsure of who she was and who she would become. Claire's powerful and poetic words weave a story that draws the reader in. Several times I was overcome with emotion and had to pause as my eyes blurred with tears. In the end what struck me the most about this book was the powe. Magnificent, Reflective, Cleansing, Healing I have been told that losing a parent is probably one of the most profound losses that a person will experience in their lives. Now I know what this loss feels like. Claire Bidwell-Smith's eloquent and honest memoir has been a true gift, a blessing, and a healing process for me as I try to understand my own journey and grieve the most recent passing of my own father. The kinship the author creates for her readers is absolutely stunning. I felt as if I was receiving my own personal grief counseling. I cri
She drinks too much. From Booklist *Starred Review* Smith lost both parents to cancer as a young adult. Hearing Dave Eggers read from his best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (2000), another memoir of loss, is a turning point in her recovery, as she becomes a volunteer coordinator at the Los Angeles branch of Eggers’ 826 Valencia Project, a nonprofit organization that helps children and adults develop writing skills. She finds little reason to exist. It is brutally honest as she becomes overwhelmed by grief and by the state of being “parentless.” She falls into a depressive funk. Today, Smith is a bereavement counselor.
Claire Bidwell Smith lives in Los Angeles. . She is a therapist specializing in grief