"I have read Rachael Ikins' BROKEN SPOONS four times. First to last... then last to first. I am overwhelmed with the breadth and depth of it. The images -- layered, abundant, so real they seem to invite us to hold them tight to teach us what grief and healing is. Ikins describes how hidden grief can be: "nobody sees..." Exactly. Grief at its worst is solitary. It can be lifted with the care of those who love us. But nobody knows the depth...
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