Good Grief
(Lolly Winston)
"Good Grief" by Lolly Winston is the story of a 36-year-old woman who suddenly finds herself a widow. It is both a humorous and heart-wrenching chronicle of the seemingly insurmountable task of starting over after personal tragedy.
There were many times while reading this novel that I found myself in (or near) tears. But what I found even more interesting is the number of times I found myself laughing out loud ... at a book about grief! Perhaps this is just the sign of a good author-one who can turn something devastating on its head and find humor in heartbreak-or perhaps it's just how the human psyche works, in that we have to mix in a little laughter or even hilarity with our darkest moments to make them palatable.
It makes me think of a quote from the movie "Parenthood" wherein the grandmother compared life to riding a roller coaster: "You know, it was just so interesting to me that a ride could make me so frightened, so scared, so sick, so excited, and so thrilled all together! Some didn't like it. They went on the merry-go-round. That just goes around. Nothing. I like the roller coaster. You get more out of it." Also, I often hear people recommending movies and books by saying, "it'll make you laugh and it'll make you cry." Why is it important for us to have both laughter and tears in our lives?
Can you ever be truly happy if you've never been unhappy?
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