<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">“I will say it right now, from the start, that the most I will be able to offer is this: for some inexplicable reason—at once miraculous and diabolical—the heart keeps beating even when it's irreparably broken.”</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Carla Malden's heartbreaking and beautifully written memoir, detailing her husband's battle with cancer and his untimely death, is as much a story of marriage as one of loss and survival. Malden was starved for a book she could relate to: an in-the-trenches account, rather than frustrating platitudes which leave readers feeling even more alone. This is that book.</p><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"></P><P><B></B></P></DIV></DIV><P> </P><P>