Heaven’s Coast: A Memoir by Mark DotyHarperCollins, 1996

Amazing book, filled with grief and love and beauty and joy and Doty’s distinctive gorgeous prose, way of seeing, eye for detail. On the back cover, a blurb from Michael Cunningham: “During the time I was reading Heaven’s Coast I found myself wanting to call everyone I knew and say, ‘Stop whatever you’re doing and read this book.’” Yes.