Language Lessons (For When Your Mom Dies)

Mary Clare's nephew, Griffin, was born with cancer. Within a few weeks, Mary Clare's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Griffin dies a few months after he was born; Mary Clare's mother dies two years after being diagnosed.

Mary Clare Griffin is an exceptionally vibrant woman, determined to heal, willfully living a passionate existence. She has courageously triumphed over the undiluted tragedies she chronicles in her memoir entitled, LANGUAGE LESSONS (For When Your Mom Dies). It is a gorgeously artistic mosaic of estrangement, love, fear, despair, hope, determination, vulnerability, and will power - each element written rhythmically in tune with the subject matter.

In the "Preface," Mary Clare prepares the reader for the raw truth of her journey and encourages hope in the healing that eventually triumphs over suffering. She goes on to narrate what she could find no book ! to prepare her for - what she experienced in

Mary Clare Griffin graduated from California State University with a BA in Journalism, then from San Francisco State University with an MA in Creative Writing. Since then, she has worked as a free-lance writer, an editor, and a professional chef. In addition, she has shared her passion for writing with others while teaching writing at the College of Southern Idaho and teaching literacy in the Alameda County jails. Presently, she lives in Idaho.