First You Die, Learn to Live after the Death of Your Child

The Tincture of Time, 2011 \ By Marie Levine \ 2003
After the death of her only child, Marie Levine weaves the story of her own bereavement into a collection of essays, poems and writings that chronicle her own surviving mother’s journey. As a nightmarish reality envelops her, Marie describes the ultimate restoration of hope and healing as she learns to live a whole new life she could never have imagined. In The Tincture of Time, Ms. Levine reflects on her situation after years have past, offering a reflective that she has learned from the passage of time.