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Holden After and Before

Love Letter for a Son Lost to Overdose

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Holden After and Before

Written by: Tara McGuire
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An extraordinary hybrid memoir by writer and broadcaster Tara McGuire, Holden, After and Before melds truth and fiction, as Tara tries to grapple with the loss of her son, Holden, after he died from an accidental opioid overdose. At once, McGuire creates a contemporary coming-of-age story, along with a devastatingly thorough depiction of a mother’s grief.

With heroic honesty and searing insight, McGuire opens her heart for listeners to accompany her as she tries to reconcile with the unthinkable. In a stylish blend of fiction and fact, as McGuire listens to Holden’s voice after he dies, she recounts and imagines what led Holden to his tragic end, and creates ways to honour Holden’s life.

©2022 Tara McGuire (P)2022 Penguin Random House Canada Biographies & Memoirs Grief & Loss Relationships Heartfelt

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Thoughtfully narrated & written

A thoughtfully written book that makes you feel smarter for listening to it, without a word of it feeling inaccessible or unapproachable.

Tara has a wonderful voice for narration and made such a tough subject matter feel somehow comfortable to listen to as a result.

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