✍ Scribed by Michael Rosen
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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book chronicles Michael's grief at the death of his son Eddie from meningitis at the age of 19. A moving combination of sincerity and simplicity, it acknowledges that sadness is not always avoidable or reasonable, and perfects the art of making complicated feelings plain.
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