Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict, by Kelly Kittel

Author Kittel lost her young son in a terrible accident in which he was run over by her niece who was backing a car up in their driveway. A year later she loses a baby to miscarriage. This memoir tells her heartbreaking story as she deals with family members who are uncaring and cruel.

This was the third book that I read for the Independent Publishers of New England Award Jury. Of the three that I reviewed for them it's the only one that was not self-published, and that's apparent in the professional look and feel of the book. It was well-edited, and the cover and front matter are very well-done. It's not something that I would normally pick up to read, but I found it impossible to put down.

Kelly Kittel. Breathe: A Memoir of Motherhood, Grief, and Family Conflict. Berkeley, CA: She Writes Press, 2014. 369 pages. ISBN 9781938314780.