Other People's Words: Friendship, Loss and the Conversations that Never End

An illuminating, intricately woven memoir about friendships, loss, and language-a stunning affirmation of the conversations that shape and sustain us, even in the presence of death

Lissa Soep lost two friends in quick succession. Christine died slowly, from a mysterious illness, while Jonnie died suddenly, too young. In the ten years since, Soep has found herself among those left behind-spouses, lovers, family, friends-whose grief could have rendered them silent, at a loss for words. Instead...