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"Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks

All About Books | NET Radio by Nebraska Public Media

Jan 21, 20269:28Arts

The writer Geraldine Brooks received the phone call from the ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had died walking down a sidewalk in Washington D.C. In the scramble to deal with the immediate...

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"Memorial Day” by Geraldine Brooks is an episode from All About Books | NET Radio by Nebraska Public Media. The writer Geraldine Brooks received the phone call from the ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had die...

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The writer Geraldine Brooks received the phone call from the ER doctor that her husband, journalist and author Tony Horwitz, had died walking down a sidewalk in Washington D.C. In the scramble to deal with the immediate demands of her husband’s death, Brooks had no chance to truly grieve. Her book "Memorial Day” is a memoir of sudden loss and the journey towards peace.

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Published Jan 21, 2026 and 9:28 long