Two nonfiction books examine grief and its impact on memory
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The Last Diary of Bobby McElvain
Bobby McElvain was killed at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He left behind many journals and diaries revealing a thoughtful inner world. There were disagreements about who should get possession of one diary in particular. Jennifer Senior's new book On Grief talks about his mother's quest for that last diary.
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