How Much Big Is the Sky: A Memoir of a Mother's Love and Unfathomable Loss

By Sherry Chapman

-2020 Recipient, B.R.A.G. Medallion
-2020 Winner of the NABE Pinnacle Book Achievement Award in the category of Memoir
-2020 Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award in the category of Grief
-2020 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Winner in the genre of Non-Fiction - Grief/Hardship

How Much Big Is the Sky is a mother's searingly melodic and eloquent love song to her teenage son, Ryan, following his sudden death resulting from a car crash. Sherry Chapman captures the intimacy and immediacy of her experience with a rare combination of profound tenderness, literary skill, and raw candor. This stunning account of love and loss is structured in five parts resembling the various stages of grief. From the sudden blow of an early morning phone call to a mother's frantic advocacy to her final reflections on what remains, this book is unforgettable.

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