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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Makes one aware of so many things we normally do not like to think aboutBy Joanna FennThe first story very hard to read, yet so important to know, to understand what happens to those who are taken care of by mortuaries. The rest of the book develops the characters in a magnificent way. Makes one aware of so many things we normally do not like to think about. I will look for other books by Mr. Hellenga. Joanna Fenn.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wanted a copy for my home libraryBy Diana PrechterLoved the book. The author's writing style is interesting and appealing, and his treatment of the subject of 'death' helps to both normalize it as well as tenderize the heart with sadness - and a sense of optimism for the survivors. I first read it as a library book and then bought my own copy because I think I will re-read it and want to share with friends for a long time to come.0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I have read all of Hellenga's books. This one ...By Jane ParkhouseI have read all of Hellenga's books. This one is a series of short stories. Contents of some of the short stories same as author's novels.

The Truth About Death," the title novella of this virtuosic collection, is a masterpiece of sardonic humor that confronts Death head on and emerges bloody but unbowed. Simon, an undertaker, embalms his own father and faces his own death. Louisa, Simon's mother, makes peace with her husband over his dead body in a cooler in the basement of the funeral home. Simon contemplates the mystery of death over a plate of spaghetti cacio e pepe in with an Italian undertaker. The dog, Maya--who works as a greeter at the funeral home where she comforts those who are grieving hardest--eventually makes the truth about death known to Elizabeth, Simon's wife. New Yorker cartoons keep the family laughing during the most difficult months, Elizabeth decides to show her own cartoons (included here), to the New Yorker cartoon editor, Bob Mankoff, at his office in New York. The serious issues cleverly addressed in The Truth About Death are touched with warmth, humor, and deep feeling in the eight "Other Stories," not by invoking comforting fairy tales but by accepting the fact that death and grief are part of the natural order of things. As Maya explains to Elizabeth, "It's just the way things are.

"Mortality is far more than an intimation in The Truth About Death, nine searching, mature stories that encompass grand passions and fleeting romantic adventures." ?NPR.orgldquo;Gripping and unpredictable . . . immensely satisfying.rdquo; ?Mary Doria Russell, , on THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANCES GODWINldquo;Hellenga creates a teacher you will wish you had studied with, and a character to remember.rdquo; ?St. Louis Post-Dispatch on THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANCES GODWINldquo;Hellenga neatly balances the pallet trucks of the wholesale produce business with the idiosyncrasies of translating the ribald poetry of Catullus . . . Although the story ranges wide, The Confessions of Frances Godwin is firmly rooted in the culture and values of Hellenga's perfectly rendered Midwest.rdquo; ?Shelf Awareness on THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANCES GODWINldquo;His latest novel [is] one of his best . . . Hellenga . . . is one of those writers who inspire a special kind of devotion in their readers . . . The beauty of this novel and, in fact, of all of Hellenga's work, lies in the scrupulous attention he pays to those different shapes that life takes. Like Frances, we find in their very concreteness a way of living with the uncertainty that surrounds us.rdquo; ?starred review, Booklist, on THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANCES GODWINAbout the AuthorRobert Hellenga was educated at the and . He is a professor at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and the author of the novels The Confessions of Frances Godwin, Snakewoman of Little Egypt, The Sixteen Pleasures, The Fall of a Sparrow, Blues Lessons, Philosophy Made Simple, and The Italian Lover. He lives in Galesburg, Illinois.

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