From Roger Rosenblatt, the bestselling author of Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a poignant meditation on the nature of grief, the passages through it, the solace of solitude, and the healing power of love. Rosenblatt’s Kayak Morning is a classic in the making, akin to A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis—a coming to terms with tragic, senseless loss that offers readers an unsentimental and deeply moving account of the possibility of true redemption. A profoundly beautiful and intimate gift from an exceptional writer, Kayak Morning is Roger Rosenblatt writing bravely and unforgettably from the heart.
Jackie says:
"In a lot of ways, this is a continuation of his meditations that began in Making Toast. Rosenblatt is still deeply mourning his beloved daughter, now gone for a few years. He cannot shake his grief and anger, except, these days, as he paddles the creek behind his house in his one man kayak. He ponders things large and small out on the water, taking on memories and dreams with the same ease he watches the fish flitting around him, or the deer taking a drink from the creek, or the smudges on the windows at the back of his house. He uses the solitary hours to sort through himself, still trying to find a way to live with a sorrow that will not got away, trying to find room for the love and joy his life still offers. His pain jumps off the page, you cannot help but feel it yourself. However, this book did not make me sad, only thoughtful, thinking of people I've lost and remembering the parts of them I still have with me, making me a better person for having known them if but briefly."
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