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Compassion goes a long way when writing about death—especially the death of loved ones. Narrating such a book requires a gentleness, a soothing rhythm. That Danticat reads her latest nonfiction—a thoughtful meditation bookended by her mother's fatal cancer diagnosis and Danticat's final goodbye—endows further nuance to a difficult, albeit quotidian, subject. In between revealing personal accounts of loss, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More