![]() ![]() And I remember thinking I would love to celebrate how that book made me feel. ![]() It was the perfect novel to re-enter the world of books, because it has this great main character and a little mystery and a foreign setting, and it's very quirky and witty and not too taxing. I still remember the first book that I read after that year, The No. I couldn't read a short story or a novel because I didn't have the brainpower to read the way that I always had, which was for entertainment and escape, but also, at many times in my life, for comfort.Ī year later, when I could finally read again, it was like finding myself. In 2002, I lost my five-year-old daughter suddenly to a virulent form of strep throat, and in the aftermath of that loss, I also lost my ability to read and write. So much of The Book That Matters Most is about the power of books to shape us and change us. Ann Hood discusses the story behind her 2016 novel, The Book That Matters The Most, and most importantly how books help us through difficult times. ![]()
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