Us, After
A Memoir of Love and Suicide

I heard about this book on NPR's Book of the Day podcast & put it on hold that same day. While the circumstances were different when someone I love committed suicide, all of the feelings so beautifully written by the author were almost exactly the same. When the author goes on a mission to interview......more

Us, After is a brilliant and moving memoir about suicide and its impact, a topic that is widely misunderstood. The utter transparency with which Rachel Zimmerman reflects on the death of her husband and the father of their two daughters is stunning. She honors the family they built together, their l......more

Us, After is a beautifully written, heart-wrenching memoir that nevertheless instills hope in its readers. I love Rachel Zimmerman's journalistic articles, and her decades-long writing career comes across clearly in the honest, gorgeously poetic writing. But this memoir is so much more than the mast......more

This book was on my to read list when I met Paul Zimmerman and his niece Sophie in a dive bar on Atlantic Ave in Brooklyn where Judy and I had gone to play pool. They invited us to join them and the book came up. I bought it that moment. It's a powerful story of grief and mental illness that was und......more

Anyone reading Rachel Zimmerman’s book”UsAfter:A memoir of Love and Suicide “ will not be able to put it down while tears roll down their cheeks. One might ask why would I want that, and the truth is that it’s is such a gripping , poignant true story, that you might not have a choice. You might, as......more