To Drink Coffee With a Ghost
Hardcover – Illustrated, September 17, 2019
Andrews McMeel Publishing · Hardcover · September 17, 2019
Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet USA TODAY bestselling author “You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself.” This poignant poetry collection poses the ever-lingering question: What happens when someone dies before they're able to redeem themselves?
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- Who it’s for
- Poems hold grief and a complicated mother-daughter bond in a tender, unsettling light.
- Themes
- Grief and loss, Complicated mother-daughter relationship, Self-reclamation and recovery
- Pacing
- Reflective
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Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet USA TODAY bestselling author “You cannot have a funeral for your mother without also having a funeral for yourself.” This poignant poetry collection poses the ever-lingering question: What happens when someone dies before they're able to redeem themselves? In to drink coffee with a ghost, bestselling and award-winning poetess Amanda Lovelace unravels the memory of the complicated relationship she had with her now-deceased mother.
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A haunting and intimate exploration of grief, loss, and self-reclamation, this is the evocative finale to her illustrated duology, “things that h(a)unt.” With her signature blend of vulnerability, lyricism, and quiet strength, Lovelace invites readers into a space both tender and unsettling—where mourning becomes a mirror, and healing demands both honesty and courage. A profound, emotional account of toxic family relationships, survival, and recovery, this haunting book will resonate with all who seek authentic, honest processing of trauma.
Grief in Verse
Poems hold grief and a complicated mother-daughter bond in a tender, unsettling light.
Come here for
- For poetry that faces family loss without smoothing its edges
- For intimate reflections on grief and reclaiming the self
Expect
- Vulnerable lyricism with a tender, unsettling quality
- An illustrated closing volume in the “things that h(a)unt” duology
Where it sits
| Poetry About Death | 92% |
|---|---|
| Family Poems | 67% |
| Grief & Loss | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Poetry About Death
- Family Poems
- Women Poets
- Authors
- Amanda Lovelace, ladybookmad
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Published
- September 17, 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Grief and loss · Complicated mother-daughter relationship · Self-reclamation and recovery
- Reading lane
- Poetry About Death