In Setting the Wastebasket on Fire, author Bonnie Simon opens her heart and bares her soul as she shares her journey from despair to peace following the sudden death of her husband of twelve years. Interspersing excerpts from the blog she wrote during his illness with a heart-tugging account of the pain of his loss, the author retraces her search for the answer to the searing question that haunted her: “Why am I still here?” Her discovery of the “why” in the most unlikely place and the lessons she learned from the most improbable teachers—her backyard and the flock chickens she raises—transform her life. Intimate and inspirational, this gem of a book offers light in the darkness of grief. It grabbed me from the beginning and refuses to let go.
Sharon Gloger Friedman