Her Last Death

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Sonnenberg, Susanna. Her Last Death. Scribner, 2008.

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Fiction

Sonnenberg’s Her Last Death is a novel where the reader follows a woman as she recalls her childhood and living with her mother. At the present time in the book, Susanna is not sure whether or not to go to her mothers death bed or not. As she recalls her childhood, the reader becomes more understanding of Susanna’s decision to not go to her mother’s death bed. She was forced into adulthood much faster than the average child her age, and the experiences she had with her mother during those early years influenced her entire life.

I choose to read this book because of JArcher’s review. I agree with most of what she said in her review. The book is an intense story of a woman who has overcome many obstacles through-out her life. I would most definitely recommend this book to my friends. It does discuss some topics that some may find offending, but overall it is a great story that anyone can find meaning in. It deals with a lot of issues that we as teenagers face in moving on with our lives and becoming independent from our parents. I feel that Her Last Death would be very beneficial for any teenager to read.