Review of Dear Abigail
Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 10:50
[Following is a volunteer review of "Dear Abigail" by Richard Rees.]
Given that her grandmother and mother both passed away from ovarian cancer at the ages of 45 and 29, respectively, Rees intends to tell his granddaughter about the history of cancer on the maternal side of the family. In order to teach his granddaughter Abigail about her mother and what a beautiful person she was, he wrote her this letter, which turned into a book.
Rees starts the narrative by describing his wife's life, the challenges they endured before she passed from ovarian cancer, and how he first met her. Next, he discusses trying to find love four years after his wife's passing on his daughter's advice. In addition, he describes his daughter's life, which he wants to tell his granddaughter about. He explains to her how her parents met, the difficulties her mother encountered while she was pregnant, and how her mother battled ovarian cancer but was unsuccessful.
Dear Abigail by Richard Rees has a wealth of information. Everyone would be able to understand it because of the simple vocabulary that was chosen to convey the story. Additionally, the author was exceedingly calm, and his recollections of his dear ones were sincere. The author wrote this letter so that others may understand his emotions and the suffering he went through during those tough times. Because the author only featured conversations that I believe he could remember clearly, the novel seemed more realistic.
Rees anticipates that Abigail will have many questions regarding who her mother is. He intends to prepare these responses in this letter for when she is old enough to ask. I suppose that this book would also serve as their family's written history, as Mr. Rees was constantly flashing back to many periods in their past lives. He tried his best to write this letter in progressive order, but he always ended up digressing. I must admit that I really like Mr. Rees. He is such a strong man and has so much love to give.
There was nothing I disliked about this book. As a result, I give it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The novel will resonate with readers who have lost a loved one, so I recommend it to them. Due to the fact that I only found a few errors in the book, I would conclude that it was professionally edited. These errors do not warrant the removal of a star from the rating.
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Dear Abigail
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Given that her grandmother and mother both passed away from ovarian cancer at the ages of 45 and 29, respectively, Rees intends to tell his granddaughter about the history of cancer on the maternal side of the family. In order to teach his granddaughter Abigail about her mother and what a beautiful person she was, he wrote her this letter, which turned into a book.
Rees starts the narrative by describing his wife's life, the challenges they endured before she passed from ovarian cancer, and how he first met her. Next, he discusses trying to find love four years after his wife's passing on his daughter's advice. In addition, he describes his daughter's life, which he wants to tell his granddaughter about. He explains to her how her parents met, the difficulties her mother encountered while she was pregnant, and how her mother battled ovarian cancer but was unsuccessful.
Dear Abigail by Richard Rees has a wealth of information. Everyone would be able to understand it because of the simple vocabulary that was chosen to convey the story. Additionally, the author was exceedingly calm, and his recollections of his dear ones were sincere. The author wrote this letter so that others may understand his emotions and the suffering he went through during those tough times. Because the author only featured conversations that I believe he could remember clearly, the novel seemed more realistic.
Rees anticipates that Abigail will have many questions regarding who her mother is. He intends to prepare these responses in this letter for when she is old enough to ask. I suppose that this book would also serve as their family's written history, as Mr. Rees was constantly flashing back to many periods in their past lives. He tried his best to write this letter in progressive order, but he always ended up digressing. I must admit that I really like Mr. Rees. He is such a strong man and has so much love to give.
There was nothing I disliked about this book. As a result, I give it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. The novel will resonate with readers who have lost a loved one, so I recommend it to them. Due to the fact that I only found a few errors in the book, I would conclude that it was professionally edited. These errors do not warrant the removal of a star from the rating.
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Dear Abigail
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon