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[tamaranth]

Mostly, I've been rereading, and I'm not listing those here. Read my father's copy of The Yellow Admiral (Patrick O'Brian) while having a bad night in that nameless period -- doesn't it have a name in Jewish tradition? -- between death and funeral. Have just reread all Steven Brust's Dragaera books, too: I was reading Issola when I got the news, finished it on the plane, and spent quite a while wishing I could simply come home, ferret around in the loft for the rest of the series, then lie on the sofa and read solidly for days.

However:
#94: Beyond Black -- Hilary Mantel
#95: Old Magic -- Marianne Curley.

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doesn't it have a name in Jewish tradition?

[coven.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are right.The period of time between death and burial is called anninut.

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

I re-read The Crow Road in the week after my mum died. Some might think that was an odd choice but its a favourite, and it was comforting to be somewhere safe, with no unpleasant surprises.

It's odd to think that it is over ten years now, but some parts of that week are more vivid in my memory than almost any other part of my life. The strangest things too. And yet it felt like a blur at the time, a formless void of waiting.