I started reading this book because I have been having trouble with the loss of my wonderful Buddy dog. I thought this book might help. It wasn't at all what I thought or expected it to be. Not in a bad way. Just different. It was a compilations of thoughts from the journals of Lewis about his emotions and thoughts after his wife's death. At times it was very sad that I almost wish I could have hugged him. At other times it was very raw and emotional that it took me by surprise. In the end he was able to find peace and it didn't exactly help me with the occasional grief that I feel. However it was a very real and intimate experience to listen to him go through his grief and trails. I don't think its a book I would recommend to many and I probably wont read it again. But I am still glad I got to experience it.
