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Original Title:	Fireflies
ISBN:	0446675903 (ISBN13: 9780446675901)
Edition Language:	English

Fireflies Paperback | Pages: 243 pages

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Title	:	Fireflies
Author	:	David Morrell
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 243 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1999 by Warner Books (NY)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Health. Biography

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Every once in a while, I try to take a break from the usual mystery, thriller and shoot-'em-ups that make up my favorite genre of books. Admittedly, I'm pretty choosy about what I pick; anything that even smells like a romance novel or bodice-ripper, for instance, isn't even on my radar.

Those that fall into the realm of tear-jerkers usually are avoided too. In this case, however, I decided to make an exception - even though for the life of me I can't think of anything worse than losing a child under any circumstances, and certainly not to a horrific form of cancer at the tender age of 15.

Sure enough, all it took was wading through the first couple of chapters to make me say to myself, amid watery eyes, "Whatever were you thinking?" This is a mostly true story (about 90% of it is fact, the author says) that starts when he himself supposedly is on his deathbed, many years after losing his son Matthew to a form of Ewing's Sarcoma that lodged itself on the underside of a rib in a place nearly impossible to remove. In reality, he started writing the book only months after his son's death, in part as a form of therapy.

Tempted as I was to shut down my Kindle and try to forget I'd ever started such a gut-wrenching story, I kept going - and in the end, I'm glad I did. To be sure, there is no happy ending; in fact, the word "happy" didn't enter my head from Page 1 to the very end. But it is a story of one man's journey into understanding, of sorts, the meaning of life and death as well as the strength of the human spirit (of the author, his wife and their courageous son). It is medically informative, tender and inspiring and, perhaps most important of all, underscores the wisdom of that bumper sticker the author mentions in his epilogue: Have you hugged your kid today?

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A moving and thought provoking account of a Father's grief at losing his teenage son to the horror of cancer.

rip, matthew

Tear-jerker all the way...

''All goes onward and outward, nothing collapses,/And to die is different from what any one supposed.'' E=mc2 David Morrell tells his big loss in a passionate and inspiring story. It starts with this thrilling story (mostly non-fiction) and later explains more clearly the story and a part of what happened with him afterwards. Very strong written (so powerful) and on occasion it really hit me; I was hoping (while already knowing better), being disappointed, mourned for the loss for many, found

Every once in a while, I try to take a break from the usual mystery, thriller and shoot-'em-ups that make up my favorite genre of books. Admittedly, I'm pretty choosy about what I pick; anything that even smells like a romance novel or bodice-ripper, for instance, isn't even on my radar.Those that fall into the realm of tear-jerkers usually are avoided too. In this case, however, I decided to make an exception - even though for the life of me I can't think of anything worse than losing a child

A Grief ObservedThis is a profound book about facing and embracing grief honestly. David Morrell, Author of best-selling books like first blood and brotherhood of the Rose, tells his experience of losing his 15 year old son Matt to cancer in 1982. It is a journey from loss, through grief, and into hope changing the life of David and his family in powerful ways and helping them be a source of strength to others who grieve. It is also a story from agnosticism to faith. It's just a great book and I

This book is mostly, but not all, nonfiction. It tells the story of how Morrell lost his 15 year old son to a serious disease, and it is heart wrenching. I had a boy about the same age when I read it and it was very hard for me to get through. I really thought it was a powerful story.