"More than a stunning debut. It is the announcement of a bold new literary voice"
—Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower

You were there since the day I was born, and since the day my father was born. You were my grandma and the one that I saw the most. While you did like to talk a lot and ask a lot of questions, and while you had some things I didn’t believe in with you, you always will have a preserved place in my heart. The day you left was sudden and I didn’t ever think that would happen, I was confident you would come home just fine. However, that didn’t happen, and the last day I saw you, you weren’t even able to speak a word to me or anyone. You were helpless, and I can’t imagine the toll that it took on grandpa, I don’t know what I would have done if I had to watch you leave us like he did. You were a light in all of our darkness and we will all miss you grandma.