The Night Lake | Free Book
Liz Tichenor has taken her newborn son, five weeks old, to the doctor, from a cabin on the shores of Lake Tahoe. She is sent home to her husband and two-year-old daughter with the baby, who is pronounced "fine" by an urgent care physician. Six hours later, the baby dies in their bed. Less than a year and a half before, Tichenor's mother jumped from a building and killed herself after a long struggle with alcoholism. As a very young Episcopal priest, Tichenor has to "preach the Good News," to find faith where there is no hope, but she realizes these terrible parts of her own life will join her in the pulpit.
The Night Lake is the story of finding a way forward through tragedies that seem like they might be beyond surviving and of carving out space for the slow labor of learning to live again, in grief.
In The Press
"The Night Lake is a memoir written as it was lived—in
measured, small steps forward . . . A purposeful and artistic
offering of what it means to live in the wake of death . . . The
generosity of Tichenor’s writing and her faith remind us that her
story is our story, too." —Kaethe Schwehn, Christian Century
"The memoir is a courageous and thoughtful companion to
all those who have suffered a traumatic loss. Her telling exposes both
the deep sadness and trauma of deep loss but also reveals the
overwhelming rage that often is buried and denied under grief. In
doing so, she gives those who have suffered a traumatic loss
permission to rant and raise their fist to God in both anger as well
as hope. —Bonnie McDougall Olson, The Intima
"In
stunning, raw prose, Tichenor invites readers into a heartrending but
ultimately hopeful story of grief, life and renewal." —Cameron Dezen
Hammon, America
"A book as resolute and grounded in
the truth of experience as The Night Lake will endure as a
beacon for anguish . . . In refusing to be placated or comforted by
strained banalities, Liz Tichenor is reaching for a deeper mode of
existence and co-existence in which the possibility of real compassion
is opened by such brave and unguarded storytelling." — Vanessa Able,
The Dewdrop
"This debut memoir from an Episcopal
priest offers a surprising take on grief, faith and loss . . .
The Night Lake is an excellent example of making something
beautiful out of unimaginable pain." —Bookpage
"Heart-wrenching yet gorgeous . . . Tichenor’s
honest and plush writing lets readers sink into her settings and
emotions, whether in grief, hope, or wonder. Perfect for fans of Anne
Lamott and any reader interested in the intersection of grief and
faith." ––Kathy Sexton, Booklist (starred review)
"A
powerful, forthright chronicle of surviving profound loss." —Kirkus Reviews
"Tichenor's courageous memoir is an exquisitely crafted, painfully
beautiful chronicle of loss . . . Navigating as a bereft wife and
mother, a pastor, a friend and a daughter orphaned because of her
mother's helplessness, Tichenor discovers that pain, joy and sadness
can prove enlightening, buoying her with hope and eloquent moments of
grace. A devastatingly beautiful memoir by a young mother and
newly ordained Episcopal priest who is forced to reconcile the loss of
her newborn son." —Kathleen Gerard, Shelf Awareness
"Written with extraordinary insight and grace,
The Night Lake is a stunning and powerful reminder that tragedy
can't be overcome by avoidance; that surrendering to heartache loosens
its grip; that true acceptance abides even the deepest pain."
--Margaret Wilkerson Sexton, author of
The Revisioners
"When Tichenor suffers two tragic
and primary losses in her late twenties, she collapses into grief,
even as her calling as an Episcopal priest presses her to support
others in theirs. With grace, humility, and even humor, she grounds
the unfathomable in rituals ornate and ordinary. The result is a raw
meditation on fear and courage, loss and love." -- Cynthia Li, MD,
author of Brave New Medicine
"From an unspeakable
loss, Liz Tichenor speaks. With a courage both heartrending and
fierce, she traces a terrain of aching grace. The Night Lake is
an astonishingly generous gift." —Jan Richardson, author of
Sparrow: A Book of Life and Death and Life
"The Night Lake
author Liz Tichenor uses spare, honest, muscular prose to tell a
rending story of loss . . . In the face of planetary and individual
death and grief, I learn again from The Night Lake that there
are companions for us in this world, and that the worl3d is suffused
with overflowing love. Run––for she is a runner––with
Tichenor––through the story of loss and love that is
The Night Lake––it is a story for our time, for all of
us."--Marc Andrus, Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of California
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