The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs

The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying

Nina Riggs

288 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Description

An exquisite memoir about how to live--and love--every day with "death in the room," from poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct descendant of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in the tradition of When Breath Becomes Air. "We are breathles...

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Moods

emotional 88%
sad 70%
reflective 64%
inspiring 38%
challenging 26%
dark 23%
funny 23%
hopeful 23%
lighthearted 11%
informative 8%
adventurous 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 56%
fast 23%
slow 20%

Average rating

4.28

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