Overview:

Parting Gifts: Notes on Love, Loss, and Life : Anne Hines launches readers on an unpredictable, sometimes hilarious, often touching exploration into the nature of loss in our lives and the unexpected gifts that come to us as a result. Drawing on the wisdom of scholars and sages as well as her own reflections, Hines takes us through the twists and turns presented by her own life, told with stark and honest candor. Through divorce, depression, fears brought on by ageing, and even the event of losing a son (who became a daughter), Hines assures us that lie always has a brighter side and that with every loss in life, something real and remarkable is there to be gained, no matter what kind of loss we may encounter.