Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats by Roger Rosenblatt (2012, Paperback, Original)

Synopsis
When Roger Rosenblatt's 38-year-old daughter, Amy, died unexpectedly of a rare heart condition, she left behind three young children. Rosenblatt and his wife immediately rushed to their son-in-law's side to help raise them. The next two years were a dizzying period of visiting playgrounds, attending school functions, and reading bedtime stories--duties that the couple had thought were far behind them. Rosenblatt's memoir MAKING TOAST chronicled that challenging and fulfilling time, and now he has written a poignant second volume, KAYAK MORNING, which describes the peace he found while paddling his kayak in solitude and the large part that activity has played in his grieving process. A slim meditation rather than a sequel, KAYAK MORNING will nonetheless satisfy readers curious to know how Rosenblatt has been faring.

Key Details
Author:	Roger Rosenblatt
Language:	English
Publisher:	Ecco Pr
Format:	Paperback
ISBN-10:	0062084038
ISBN-13:	9780062084033

Additional Details
Edition Description:	Original

Size
Length:	160 pages
Thickness:	0.5 in
Weight:	6.1 oz

Publisher's Note

“There is indeed life after death, and Rosenblatt proves that without a doubt.”
—USA Today

From Roger Rosenblatt, the bestselling author of Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a poignant meditation on the nature of grief, the passages through it, the solace of solitude, and the healing power of love. Rosenblatt’s Kayak Morning is a classic in the making, akin to A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis—a coming to terms with tragic, senseless loss that offers readers an unsentimental and deeply moving account of the possibility of true redemption. A profoundly beautiful and intimate gift from an exceptional writer, Kayak Morning is Roger Rosenblatt writing bravely and unforgettably from the heart.

A poignant meditation on the stages of grief by the award-winning author of Making Toast documents the period after the wrenching death of his adult daughter and describes a kayak journey he took years later that metaphorically represented his journey of loss and healing. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Industry Reviews
"Rosenblatt, who teaches English and writing at Stony Brook University, captures his solitude on the water beautifully. . . . This is a quiet book. There's no other way to put it. There are no bells and whistles here. Certainly no fog horns blaring offshore. There's only silence as Rosenblatt's kayak slides over the water."
(01/05/2012)

"[T]his book is an act of de-accessioning, a send-off on a funeral boat out to sea, a valediction. It reaches out, but it resolves nothing, and that, exquisitely made, is its point."
(01/08/2012)

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