Product Description
A father's tribute to his daughter. "On behalf of his daughter, Loizeaux shares his sorrow with heartbreaking honesty." Kirkus (pointer review). "Written with luminous clarity . . . an exorcism of grief, an outpouring of a father's fiercely tender love."--Publishers Weekly (starred review). ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Sad, but good, book
Loizeaux did a wonderful job journaling the way he dealt with not only his daughters life and illness, but also her death.It was a great book for gaining insight into how a person deals with such a trajedy.Very eloquently written, and although heart wrenching at times, well worth the read.

Worth the read.
I only came to read this book after I was hunting for informaiton on VATER Syndrome also known as VACTERLS Association. You see I desperately needed any informaiton on this subject when MY son was born with this two years ago.
VATER/VACTERLS is uncommon, but more common than we think.Loizeaux's book is a sad yet wonderful story of the life of his daughter Anna.He tells of his daughter's medical difficulties and just how strong she was in facing her obstacles.I enjoyed this book and recomend it highly.

Beautiful, uplifting, heartbreaking
I read this book over 5 years ago and I still recommend it to people. It is the true story of Anna Loizeaux's short (5 month) life, told by her father with heartbreaking, uplifting honesty. I don't remember all of thedetails anymore, but I remember my amazement at the love the authorconveyed through his words and his memories. Now that I am a parent (I wasnot when I first read the book), I think this book gave me a glimpse of thepower, the fierceness, of parental love. ... Read more