New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceAmazons Best Books of the Month, April 2015IndieBound Indie Next 1 Pick, May 2015Washington Posts 21 Books Weve Loved So Far This Year PickBuzzfeeds 53 Books You Wont Be Able To Put Down PickGOOPs The Best Summer 15 Reading PickA deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost, from acclaimed poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elizabeth Alexander. In THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD, Elizabeth Alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich, lucid price, Alexander tells a love story that is, itself, a story of loss. As she reflects on the beauty of her married life, the trauma resulting from her husbands death, and the solace found in caring for her two teenage sons, Alexander universalizes a very personal quest for meaning and acceptance in the wake of loss.
