The Loneliest Places
Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home

Rachel Dickinson weaves together a chronicle of grief, far-flung travel, but perhaps most compellingly an interior travelogue that is so honest, I found this book hard to put down. She evokes the life and loss of her son Jack with fierce love and without sentimentality. Her connection to the natural......more

"I can't imagine." Anyone who has uttered these words of sympathy for parents of a teen suicide might think an entire book of essays about that experience sounds nightmarish. In this case, they'd be wrong. Rachel Dickinson's brilliant, evocative writing draws us into her unimaginable experience with......more

Courageously and accessibly written. The author shares her personal experience of deep grief over the suicide of her teenage son. As the mom of a teenage son - I was afraid to pick it up, I'll admit. However, the author made the emotions and experience very accessible. A talented travel writer, Dick......more

I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been for Rachel Dickinson to write about her all-consuming grief following her son’s death by suicide. Her experiences are so personal and so specific, and yet there are so many universal truths and insights for anyone dealing with loss—or supporting an acq......more

This is an important and beautiful book. Rachel Dickinson captures her experience of the impossible in a deeply moving and frank way. The overlapping narratives of each essay provide glimpses from different viewpoints, conveying the uniqueness of grief and loss. I was deeply moved by Rachel’s writin......more