Loved and Missed
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“I couldn’t keep on trying to balance the equations all the time. That my care had equalled what she was living.”
In Loved and Missed, we witness Ruth’s unrelenting love for her troubled daughter, Eleanor. As Eleanor’s circumstances worsen, Ruth’s devotion reaches a new level when she assumes caring for Eleanor’s own daughter. In short, Susie Boyt renders a candid portrait of addiction’s impact on family—and also love’s impact. Because for all of the heartbreak in its pages, Loved and Missed is a book of total humanity. Read more here.
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Loved and Missed
Sophia
“Susie Boyt became my favorite writer of the past 10 years with Loved and Missed. Was recommended this banger by the most fabulous woman I know and I now trust her with my life. Think this subconsciously inspired my interest in childcare hm…”
Sarah Cohen
“just one of the best books i’ve ever read don’t even know how to be articulate about it. shook me to my core. made me believe in things and had me shaking and sobbing. author is Freud’s great granddaughter.”
Melinda
“Love, loss, selflessness, mothers, daughters, grandmother, granddaughter. Criminally underrated. Clear-eyed and beautiful.”
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