Sunday, May 20, 2012

Of ghosts and grief


Aaron Woolcott is an editor at his family business. He is a Stanford graduate, slightly crippled, and newly widowed. His wife Dorothy was killed suddenly by accident in the family home in Baltimore. The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler follows Aaron’s thoughts and actions through grief and into healing. He is aided by his little group of co-workers, his domineering sister, Nandina.  While the clumsy actions of these well-intentioned characters is interesting, Dorothy, the newly-deceased has returned. Aaron is determined to find out why.Try this easy-to-read, uplifting story. DB   

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