THE BIRTH DAY LUNCH by JOAN CLARK

A well-crafted tale of grief and coming to terms with the accidental death of a wife and mother.

Norma Allen

Poignant family tale in the aftermath of the death of the one person who held them all together.

Kendra Marion

This is a book about people that can’t get over the past and how they deal with these pains throughout their lives.

Anita Scott

Beautifully written & completely engrossing story of love, loss & family dynamics in the aftermath of tragedy.

Wholly #Canadian! #BirthdayLunch Salvatore

A troubling look at the etiquette surrounding death and the cathartic need to lay blame.

Barnes

Grief, memory, jealousy, legalities, cigarettes, blame, bread and

casseroles: family, household and community cope with a sudden death.

Lara Maynard

A collage of sorrow that grabs you with its first sentence. Family snapshots of grief coloured by lingering, unsettled resentments and feuds.

Kitty Prophet

A week in the life of a family dealing with grief struck by tragedy when their wife/mother/sister out celebrating her birthday lunch is fatally hit by a truck.

Helen Gratton

I was not very impressed with this book. Beginning was all over the place and it was boring; forced myself to finish the book.

Lisa Reaume

Family with history and drama, but superficial in the character development.

Line Gendreau

A look at the interaction of family relations and grief.

Diana Wong

A touching look into the devastating aftermath of a sudden death set in motion by a small deed of domestic treachery.

Cynthia Roman

Petty jealousies, old wounds spoil family relationships, ending in tears.

Sharon Turner

A realistic and touching recount of a family dealing with a shocking and sudden death. A thorough examination into the different stages and representations of grief.

Ashley Dzama

A very good read. Well written with interesting characters.

Ragna Hoffmann

Sharp, calculated observations on small town tedium, written with the clipped and patient measure fans of Clark know how to savour.

Terra Arnone

When a pre-lunch ice cream trip changes everything, an arms-length family must navigate their grief together.

Mary Forcier

A story about how a family deals with tragedy and grief, along with family dynamics, the roles family members place us in and the ones we place ourselves in.

Katherine Schumacher