Reaching for Beautiful by Sally Mcquillen

Reaching for Beautiful by Sally Mcquillen

For fans of Joan Didion's>The Year of Magical Thinking or David Sheff's>Beautiful Boy, this debut memoir about a mother grieving her young-adult son's death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child or whose child struggles with addiction.

When Sally learns that her twenty-one-year-old son Christopher died tragically in a boat accident, her greatest fear is realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction, and in this riveting memoir, Sally captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her deep love for him while also reflecting on her own childhood and family legacy of alcoholism.

This book is for any parent raising a child from the edge of their seat, or for those suffering the trauma of losing a child. Sally shares insights about what it's like to experience the emotional aftershocks of acute grief, and readers may see themselves in Sally's bittersweet illusion of trying to keep Christopher safe; in how she is challenged to let go of her fear, guilt, and regret in order to forgive herself; and in the ways grief teaches her about the power of love. Reaching for Beautiful>is a luminous story of how love triumphs over pain, love transcends fear, and love never dies.

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ISBN 13	9781647428600
ISBN 10	1647428602
Title	Reaching for Beautiful
Author	Sally Mcquillen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	She Writes Press
Year published	2025-04-01
Number of pages	256
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