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The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke is a self-help book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Long Goodbye about?

From one of America's foremost young literary voices, a transcendent portrait of the unbearable anguish of grief and the enduring power of familial love. "Meghan O'Rourke, a celebrated poet and critic, writes prose as if she was born to it first. Her memoir The Long Goodbye is emotionally acute, strikingly empathetic, thorough and unstinting intellectually, and of course elegantly wrought. But it's above all a useful book, for life-the good bits and the sad ones, too." -Richard Ford "Meghan O'Rourke has written a beautiful memoir about her loss of a truly irreplaceable mother-yes, it is sad, it is in fact heartrending, but it is many things more: courageous, inspiring, wonderfully intelligent and informed, and an intimate portrait of an American family as well." -Joyce Carol Oates "Meghan O'Rourke is an extraordinary writer, and she offers precious gifts to readers in this powerful memoir. There is the gift of entering her family, with its vibrant characters and culture. There is the gift of her profound insights into the experience of grief, its grip and the diverse ways we struggle to reenter a world where joy is felt. But most of all, there is her gift of showing us how love pr

Who reads The Long Goodbye?

It is typically read by readers building habits, skills, productivity or wellbeing.

Common subject areas: self-improvement, productivity, wellness.

Author
Meghan O'Rourke
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9781101486559
Category
self-help
Subjects
Memoir, Psychology, Family & Relationships
Rating
3.91 / 5 (2,363 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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