Once More We Saw Stars

A Memoir

An unforgettable memoir of courage and transformation and "the power of love in the face of unimaginable loss" (Cheryl Strayed).

"A miracle.... A narrative of grief and acceptance that is compulsively readable and never self-indulgent." —The New York Times Book Review

Two-year-old Greta Greene is sitting with her grandmother on a park bench on the Upper West Side of Manhattan when a brick crumbles from a windowsill overhead, falls, and strikes her unconscious. She is immediately rushed to the hospital. Jayson Greene's memoir begins with this event and with the anguish he and his wife, Stacy, confront in the wake of their daughter's trauma and the hours leading up to her death. But Once More We Saw Stars quickly becomes a narrative that is as much about hope and healing as it is about grief and loss. Jayson recognizes, even in the midst of his ordeal, that there will be a life for him beyond it—that if only he can continue moving forward, from one moment to the next, he will survive what seems unsurvivable.

With raw honesty, deep emotion, and exquisite tenderness, Jayson Greene captures both the fragility of life and absoluteness of death, and most important of all, the unconquerable power of love. This is a book that will change the way you look at the world.

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"An utterly heartbreaking, achingly beautiful memoir about losing a child and finding hope in the midst of unimaginable grief. Greene writes with the precision of a poet and the courage of a father who refuses to let his daughter's brief life go unwitnessed."

— New York Times Book Review

"A devastating and ultimately redemptive memoir that transforms personal tragedy into universal art. Greene's prose is luminous, his insights profound, and his love for his daughter radiates from every page."

— Washington Post

"Greene has written something remarkable: a memoir of grief that avoids both sentimentality and despair, finding instead a path through the darkness that honors both his daughter's memory and the human capacity for healing."

— Boston Globe

"A masterpiece of memoir writing. Greene's ability to transform the most devastating experience imaginable into something beautiful and meaningful is nothing short of miraculous."

— People Magazine

"With extraordinary grace and wisdom, Greene has crafted a memoir that speaks to the deepest questions of love, loss, and what it means to be human. Essential reading."

— BookPage

"A profound meditation on love, loss, and resilience that will stay with readers long after the final page."

— O, The Oprah Magazine

"Deeply moving and beautifully written. Greene finds light in the darkest of circumstances."

— Entertainment Weekly

"A heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting testament to the power of love and community in the face of unthinkable loss."

— Rolling Stone

"Greene's memoir is both a love letter to his daughter and a guide for anyone navigating the landscape of grief."

— TIME Magazine

"A stunning debut memoir that transforms unimaginable tragedy into something transcendent. Greene's writing is both precise and deeply moving."

— Publishers Weekly

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