![]() ![]() ![]() When, after surgery, he is deemed by the hospital to have such a poor quality of life that it would be better to let him go, the mother agrees. The parents in this novel are devoted to each other and to their young son, Dylan, who is diagnosed with medulloblastoma. Also, very cleverly, it explored what might happen after the end. The novel brought the raw emotions of the parents of sick children to the forefront. The sounds of the bleeping monitors, the antiseptic smells, were all just too recent for me as I spent a good portion of last month experiencing them first hand. This made the descriptions in this novel have an almost visceral impact on me. First my daughter, then most recently my little grandson. I have had many personal experiences with sick children in intensive care. ![]() I struggled with reading it as I had to keep putting it down to regain my composure. It is just that – for me – the subject matter was a little too raw, it hit too close to home. ![]() Don’t get me wrong, this was a beautifully written and deserving book. That being said, I would probably not have picked this one up if I had done any research into the title first. Such a fan that I will automatically read anything she writes. I’ve been a staunch fan of Clare Mackintosh’s work ever since reading the fantastic “ I let you go” back in 2016. ![]()
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