Book · 2017 · Autobiographies
The Bright Hour
A Memoir of Living and Dyingby Nina Riggs
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The best things said about it
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Why people recommend it
The Bright Hour: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Nina Riggs is a profoundly moving and courageous autobiographical account written while the author was facing a terminal cancer diagnosis. The memoir garnered significant attention on The Book Review, where host Gilbert Cruz and guest Judith Newman engaged in a deeply reflective discussion about books dealing with grief and mortality. Newman praised the work during a segment dedicated to heavy emotional reads, noting its powerful resonance with readers navigating similar heartbreaks, while Cruz reiterated the title at the close of the broadcast to ensure audiences caught the recommendation. The speakers emphasized the grace, humor, and unflinching honesty with which Riggs addressed her final days and her role as a mother, framing the memoir not merely as a chronicle of dying, but as a vibrant, life-affirming meditation on what it truly means to live fully in the present moment.
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