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Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Erika - Goodreads

I love writing that comes from the gut, that is unflinchingly honest, not trying to hide. Kudos to Carter for accomplishing that with "The Alchemy of Loss". Widowed young, she doesn't fall into the ... Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review - Goodreads

I chose this book to read on 10 September 2012 without having any idea of the storyline at the time (I still don't know how to view the book details on my kindle, so I only see the title). I soon read ...

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Nancy - Goodreads

As a personal friend of the author, I found this to be a very insightful and raw glimpse into Abigail's process after learning of her husband's death in one of the twin towers on 9/11. I think it ... Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Amardip - Goodreads

It's very honest and emotional and hard to put down in a watching-a-car-crash kind of way. It was interesting to put a more human face to the 9/11 tragedy. I would recommend to those who enjoy biographies / memoirs or anyone who has suffered a major loss or is close to anyone who has. Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review - Goodreads

A searingly honest account of the devastation felt in a single family after 9/11. I don't usually read these kind of stories but i was given a copy by a rep and thought I'd try it out. I had tears ...

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Christine - Goodreads

I'm torn about reviewing this book. It was hard to get through, and at times I was very irritated with the cadence of Abigail Carter's writing and the way she portrayed almost everyone in her life. I ... Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Amy - Goodreads

I don't know quite what to say about this book. The subject matter - a young mother widowed in the wake of 9/11 - is a testament to not only the lives lost that day, but the lives left behind. Ms ... Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Melissa - Goodreads

not your typical 9/11 story in that not only did abby write about her loss but how her feelings and her grief experience can inspire so many. beautiful and inspirational. Read full review

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review - Goodreads

So sad but so insightful and helpful for understanding the grief process in very pragmatic terms. While I am not an 9/11 widow, this book helped me to understand the ways I have been feeling in the ...

Review: The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

User Review  - Louise - Goodreads

Although Abigail Carter wrote this book as way to deal with the overwhelming grief she experienced after the death of her husband, Arron, in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, the ... Read full review

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