The Suitcase and the Jar
Travels with a Daughter's Ashes

A few years ago I took a memoir class with Becky Livingston, we sat side by side and I thought that, while tragic, she had such a powerful manuscript in her hands. This evening I finished reading it and it's nothing short of fantastic. Livingston has a way of weaving grief with hope, tragedy with ev......more

Becky Livingston travels the world to scatter her daughters ashes who she lost to a brain tumour at the age of 23. Do not read this book without a box of tissues. A beautiful memorial and journey through grief.......more

Beautifully written book that articulates the intricacies of grief. Became slightly repetitive towards the end, and is focused more on memories of the author’s daughter’s final months rather than the travelling she did in the aftermath, but overall a very sad but beautiful read.......more

The Suitcase and the Jar by Becky Livingston This book is a memoir of a mother whom has lost one of her daughters. She travels the world by house-sitting internationally, and she has brought a jar of her daughters ashes with her to leave in the places she finds beautiful. Throughout the book, Livings......more

This first-time writer has done an amazing job of putting her own struggle with intense grief on the page. As with any excellent memoir, her growth and deep reflection show up over and over as we cheer her on towards finding the joy she lost with two deaths too close for most of us to imagine. Too c......more