In honor of AN ILLUSION OF C O N T R O L that coming out yet this month (!!), I share with you one of the griefy novels I’ve read and l o v e d over the years. . KISSING IN AMERICA was lovely. There were so many quotes to choose from. For today, I choose this one, one that reminds me of what Fr. Michael said in his homily last weekend, something about our faith growing, God helping us, when we lose things. I’m still pondering the sentiment and its connection to me and my last five years, my last eight years. The past eight months. . “I think sometimes the biggest influence isn't what's present in your life, but what's absent. Those missing pieces that shape you and change you, the silences that are louder than the noise.” ― Margo Rabb, Kissing in America . #kissinginamerica #margoraab #griefy #grief #griefjourney #bookquotes #bookaholic #booknerd #readersofinstagram #realmiereaders #ireadya #sadbooks #sadbookquotes #sadbooksmakesmehappy #booksaboutdeath #teenreads #bookstagram #amediting #mybookcomesoutsoon #octoberreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNk4-2A-he/?igshid=dbvjoujdo1f
