“Staying home ended up being easier said than done. Kate had spent the first days after Amelia’s death surrounded by her three closest friends from college. They’d swooped in and propped her upright, had seen to it that she ate… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“...[E]ven I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time...As far as I can tell, it's that last five percent… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“One of the things that was great about my mom, as a mom, was that she always knew when she was being kind of… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“Barbara had stopped by the PTA office to talk to some of the mothers there, and she may have said a thing or two… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“I can live with you hating me for that. I'll have to. I can even live with you not hating him. Just dont forgive… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“But the tour did remind me that my life had been bigger than just that one moment. One girl. One set of words on… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“Clothes were to Sylvia what books were to me: the only thing that really mattered.” — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“Contrary to previous assumptions, maternal depression can also manifest in a myriad of ways, many far different from what some might consider traditional depressive… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“No one wanted to talk to a mother whose only child had just killed herself.” — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
“It was too late to change anything. Too late to make different choices. To be a better mother than she had been. Kate could… — Kimberly McCreight Copy Share Image
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