Book description
THE DUZY HOUSE OF MOURNING is the compelling story of a young woman who survived an unthinkable accident the night she was born, an accident that claimed the life of her father, and forever altered her mother who sustained a traumatic brain injury.
The book opens 22 years later. January…
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January Duzinski never knew her parents. Her father died the night of her birth and her mother was severely disfigured and left with brain trauma. 22 years later January works for the family mortuary, with little to no interaction with her mother.
The writing in this story is sprinkled with magic and the reality of the complexity of relationships. January’s journey into understanding her mother and all of her family is a wonder to behold. There is fear and doubt, memories to be scrutinized, a beautiful unfolding of amazing events and realizations. January’s pain and love is so evident.
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