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In The Bright Hour, Nina Riggs offers an intimate portrait of her experience as a poet and mother grappling with a terminal diagnosis of breast cancer. The memoir examines how she found meaning in everyday life while negotiating the psychological and emotional challenges of serious illness. Riggs reflects on the intersections of art, mortality, health, and motherhood, offering insight into living honestly and deliberately when confronted with death.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Nina Riggs
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