This is Faber's first poetry collection. He wrote the poems during and after the painful period when his much loved wife was dying from cancer. They are confronting in both content and emotion. He pulls no punches here. The poems are informal in structure, the form takes second place to the portrayal of raw emotion. It's a difficult collection to read, as it doesn't seek to provide solace to readers going through the same issues, rather to give voice to feelings that are not often revealed with this degree of honesty. Approach with caution!