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Email a FriendPosted by Kathleen on Friday, Feb 17, 2012 8:08 AM (EDT):
I have been waiting for this book! just ordered it along with Heather King’s Shirt of Flame. That’s my Lenten reading sorted!
Wish You Were Here
Amy Welborn's new book is a must-read
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:24 PM
Amy Welborn‘s new book, “Wish You Were Here” is about her husband’s sudden death at the age of 50 and her subsequent trip to Italy a few months later.
When Welborn’s husband drops dead on a treadmill at the gym, her life is upended. The book starts here, with the shocking news and from there we see how Welborn survives that initial shock and moves forward from there. In the midst of that she decides to travel to Italy with her three children—including two young sons.
It’s beautifully written and brutally honest but mostly just lovely. Welborn does a great job of weaving together details about her trip— just enough, not too much—while reflecting on her state of mind in the midst of her grief. But the book is not overwhelming in its grief, because throughout there is a flicker of hope—as there should be for Catholics—about the bigger picture of life and what it means to live what we say we believe.
The book is a beautiful reflection on death and life and living life in the midst of death.
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genniemom, it’s nonfiction. It’s really good. Rachel, I so agree about how great Amy’s new book is. I reviewed it for my February column: http://catholicbookgroup.blogspot.com/2012/02/wish-you-were-here-pilgrimage-to-sicily.html
Posted by Claire on Friday, Feb 17, 2012 7:32 PM (EDT):
I actually didn’t hear the news about Amy Wellborn’s husband till a year or two ago, and I was shocked. This book is on my Amazon wishlist, and I’m hoping I’ll get it for my birthday in May. She is such a gifted writer and a faith-filled person.
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