Evie lives in a Jewish funeral home, and several kids torment her, calling her names like "corpse girl." Evie doesn't want to have friends anymore, not after the unforgettable secret that unfolded in her life. As she dealt with the grief, and missed her friendship with Sam, she closed herself off to the relationship. That is until she meets Oren, a boy who lost both of his parents in a car accident. He would not speak. Evie and Oren form a friendship even after the ashes of grief scatter life, in hope that they can both find happiness and recover from heartbreak and hurt. I loved the humor, especially Evie's awkwardness around Oren. Sometimes she talked way too much, just rambling about whatever, which I found humorous. But I absolutely loved the relationship that eventually was built between them. It was really sweet and heartwarming, especially because she was able to help him learn to cope with the loss.

Losing a parent is devastating for their children. If you know someone that’s lost their mother or father then let them know you’re thinking of them with these alternative phrases for “sorry for your loss”. Which is perfectly understandable. It’s the natural response to a horrible situation and shows you are offering some comfort or empathy with that person. However saying that, I’ve just lost my dear dad recently and I wasn’t sure at first that this was a book I’d want to read so soon but I gave it some thought and realised that (for me) it could be quite comforting. My dad died in hospital and I always wondered exactly what happened, in the time between his passing and to when the funeral director took over. I felt very reassured by what Kate Marshall said, regarding the procedures and the physical and emotional wellbeing that is given to patients who have died on a ward. LH: I also really loved the part of your book about climate grief and these other larger social moments of grief that maybe aren’t always attached to a specific person or a hyper-specific event. For instance, you bring up the AIDS Memorial Quilt, which is about a more all-encompassing state of grieving. Why was it important for you to think big picture about different types of loss?We'll all go through this and all that I know is that love will be what matters when it's your time. Don't be afraid to show affection, don't be afraid to stop working and listen to old stories, don't be afraid of what lies behind the curtain.' I received this from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Let me start by saying that I love medical books and I although this book is about the dead, it takes place in a hospital mortuary so I do believe this falls into the "medical" field. That being said and although this will sound strange given the subject matter, I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be extremely interesting reading the details that the author provided about what happens to our bodies after we die. I also found it comforting to read all the different reactions from the family members when they are invited in to view the bodies of their loved ones. There were even certain parts that made me laugh as although this is a serious topic, some of the reactions of people and the way the author wrote about them made it a little more light hearted. It was also interesting to me to read the differences in ways that death is handled in the UK as opposed to the US where I live. One part said that people are not embalmed in UK unless there is going to be an extended viewing of the body. Here in the US most bodies are embalmed regardless of viewing time. I recommend the book to people not afraid to reflect on life and death. After all, the author wants the readers to reevaluate their priorities.

DG: This was always pitched as part memoir, but I wanted reporting and other people’s stories in there since I’m still learning and I’m not a grief expert. I talked to parents who’ve lost children, and I talked to psychologists and an end-of-life doula.It's common to feel at a loss for words when someone you know has experienced the loss of a loved one. It can be hard to craft words of condolence that express your thoughts. These example condolence messages will help you express how you feel and bring comfort to those in need.

I tend to engage with a lot of medical media (both fiction and non-fiction) and I think this was perfectly done. It is handled with the exact amount of sensitivity that respects the deceased & their loved ones whilst equally making for a compelling read.

It is a lovely, slow, enlightening book written with great compassion, on what goes on in the basement of hospitals. It is where very many of us will end up, though absolutely no-one would choose to. But we will. This book blew me away in that it explores such deep topics - such as emotional trauma - in such an easy way for children. As someone who has been on Evie's side (the outside looking in), in that someone she knows has suffered a terrible loss and all she wants to do is take that pain away, I found this book incredibly personal. I also appreciate how it explores not only the challenges for being a support for someone else, but the importance of not only working at their pace, but prioritizing your own stuff too. SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS is a monument to the work of remembering and a testament to the immutable love of family and the grief that forever changes us. Dina Gachman writes with compassion and honesty, at once heartbreakingly human and mordantly funny. Suffused with tender emotion and unsparing reflection on what it means to lose, how we grieve, and how we survive that grief, So Sorry for Your Loss is a deeply moving book that will never leave you. - -Lauren Hough, NYT bestselling author of LEAVING ISN'T THE HARDEST THING I’ve lived among the dead for longer than I would have thought, and they have taught me more than I could ever have imagined. If I could reach out and thank each and every one of them for adding to the tapestry that has brought me to this place of understanding, I would. We’ll all go through this and all that I know is that love will be what matters when it’s your time. Don’t be afraid to show affection, don’t be afraid to stop working and listen to old stories, don’t be afraid of what lies behind the curtain.”