The Light Of The World Elizabeth Alexander

Now a widow with two teenage sons alexander began the lengthy often wrenching process of mourning the man who had been the light of her world with tenderness and fierce poetic precision alexander recalls the hours days months and years after her husband s death.

The light of the world elizabeth alexander.

The light of the world from grand central publishing. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich lucid prose alexander tells a love story that is itself a story of loss. It is not often that i read a book as beautiful and powerful as the light of the world. It s a memoir about coping with the death of her husband and it s magnificent first lady michelle obama from an interview in the skimm it is both raw and exquisitely crafted mercilessly direct and sometimes lavishly metaphorical.

In the light of the world elizabeth alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. In the light of the world pub. Date april 21 2015 elizabeth alexander finds herself at an existential crossroads after the sudden death of her husband. Channeling her poetic sensibilities into a rich lucid prose alexander tells a love story that is itself a story of loss.

A deeply resonant memoir for anyone who has loved and lost from acclaimed poet and pulitzer prize finalist elizabeth alexander. Theirs was a strong love recognized at first sight and forged through a shared love of art food language and family.