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An intimate and moving exploration of friendship, unexpected loss, and the gifts revealed in grief’s aftermath.. Author Florence Wetzel is delighted when her elderly mother Marion develops a close bond with Sara, her new housekeeper. When Marion falls ill, Florence and Sara work together to take care of her, forging…


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1 author picked Sara My Sara as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This heartfelt story of a friendship and the grief of losing that friend to cancer was hard to put down. It made me think a lot about the resilience of the human spirit, and its eloquent prose-poem style enhanced the power of the narrative.

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