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Room for Two

Abel Keogh opens his memoir with a devastating moment: returning home to his wife, he finds that her struggle with mental illness has ended in tragedy. At twenty-six, he is left with guilt, convinced that he ignored warnings he should have heeded. Keogh recounts the isolation of grief, his search for peace in the aftermath, and the spiritual experiences that followed. His account suggests that tenderness and optimism can survive even the hardest losses.

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