An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination: A Memoir by Elizabeth McCrackenMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
Elizabeth McCracken's memoir about her pregnancy, the baby who was stillborn, and the pregnancy that followed is a memoir that is a gift to all of us, whether we have experienced the loss of a child or whether we have wanted to comfort someone close whose child has died. It's true that "That's how it works. When a baby dies, other dead children become suddenly visible: Daughters and sons. . ."(136).I remember walking to the graves of my father's three siblings who died at birth or very young on one of the days soon after my own daughter died. How had I never noticed these losses before? An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination is a beautifully written book, one I feel honored to have read.
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