A work created with a lot of care. The author really took her time to share deeply intimate parts of her life, journeys through grief of loved ones, of simply living and surviving it. Amazing use of color -- oranges and yellows, and blues and purples, both were contrasted against one another to show stark depictions of deep loneliness and loss. I came upon this by chance; I haven't read much by Canadian authors and hope to rectify that. Excellent use of repetition to show how grief stops us in our tracks, even our thoughts. And yet, the world goes on: the dog needs to go on a walk and get cleaned up and go to the vet and it also dies. Everything and everyone dies; will we find each other again? Will we recognize each other, whatever comes next. Leavitt tries her best to explore this, while living in this world and all the beings in it. I really appreciate the strength and sheer time embedded in this book. Wonderful.