A mother’s advice to her daughter--a guide to daily living, both practical and sublime--with full-color illustrations throughout.
Suzy Hopkins is a former newspaper reporter and magazine
publisher. She is coauthor of What to Do When I’m Gone and What to
Do When You Get Dumped with her daughter, writer and illustrator
Hallie Bateman. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hallie Bateman is a writer and illustrator whose work has
appeared in the New Yorker, the NYT Magazine, and many others. Her
books include Directions, What to Do When I’m Gone, Brave New Work,
and What to Do When You Get Dumped. She lives in Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Hallie Bateman and her mother have created a funny, beautiful
guidebook . . . that's simultaneously deeply personal and super
universal in that it chisels to the core of how complicated and
wonderful mother-daughter relationships are.
*Los Angeles Magazine*
The very concept of this book--Hopkins' day-by-day breakdown of
what Bateman should do when she's gone--immediately made me
emotional, but the book itself is surprisingly hopeful, and a
reminder that there's life again even after unimaginable loss.
*Shondaland "New Books You'll Want to Read This April"*
A true collaboration . . . Readers may expect that this
mother-daughter exercise is heartfelt but will probably be
surprised by how thorough it is in its thoughtful treatment of how
to handle one's own life and death in addition to the loss of a
loved one.
*Booklist*
The advice is always warm and often wise, accompanied by
illustrations that often reflect a playfulness reminiscent of Roz
Chast. This isn't a morbid book, nor a particularly dark one, but a
book about facing the inevitable with grace and good humor.
*Kirkus*
Full of the kind of counsel that will have readers longing to call
their own mother, the book additionally features recipes that,
while lacking in precision, exemplify Hopkins's charming, loving
voice.
*Library Journal*
An exceptional self-help guide . . . Their graphic memoir is filled
with plenty of heartfelt wisdom and edgy humor reminiscent of Roz
Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? . . . What can
you do to help someone who’s recently lost a mom? Give them a copy
of What to Do When I’m Gone.
*BookPage*
A heartfelt illustrated manual to navigating the grieving process.
Written from the perspective of the deceased, and told through
punchy language and moving illustrations, What to Do When I’m Gone
feels less like a self-help book and more like your deceased loved
one taking your hand as you move from one stage of grief to the
next. The result is a thoughtful, engaging work that serves as a
guidebook, a comfort, and a reminder of a mother’s love. It’s
funny, too.
*The Gazette*
A gorgeous, practical, loving and lovely book.
*Caroline Leavitt*
Taking something as monumental as grief and loss and making it
handleable, even for a small bit of time, is no small achievement.
And this book achieves just that with humor and honesty and
recipes. All critical for persevering.
*Maira Kalman*
Brimming with beautiful illustrations and hilarious, touching
prose, this book is perfect for every mother and daughter and
anyone who will someday lose someone they love, which is to say,
everyone. I laughed and cried then immediately called my own mother
and asked her to tell me everything now, before it's too late.
*Wendy MacNaughton*
Beautiful, heart-wrenching, funny. I'll keep this book close till
the day I need it--and pass it to my son for the day he will.
*Ally Sheedy*
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