The Family Beach House (2010)
“It was a little later than she liked to walk but Jon had called that morning to say that the air conditioner that serviced most of the downstairs, the kitchen and living room at least, was on the fritz. He wanted permission to call the repair guy, which, he knew, would cost money. “I’d fix it myself if I could,” he had said, “but I’m not Dad.”
Nobody is Frank O’Connell, Tilda thought now. Not even Frank O’Connell is Frank O’Connell anymore.
She remembered how horrible it had been when Frank was... finally gone and the simple yet devastating realization hit home—that never again would Frank’s hand touch hers. The loss of his physical body and of their long habit of living together in all its physicality just struck her down. While he was dying their physical relationship had altered, of course, but his being entirely gone was a tremendous blow. No one told her how deep and meaningful the affection for the parts of a loved one’s body could be, so that when the loved one was gone, you would ache to see just once more the shape of his fingernails, the pattern of hair on his wrist, the freckles on his nose, all the little things that made the loved one utterly and entirely unique.MoreLess
Nobody is Frank O’Connell, Tilda thought now. Not even Frank O’Connell is Frank O’Connell anymore.
She remembered how horrible it had been when Frank was... finally gone and the simple yet devastating realization hit home—that never again would Frank’s hand touch hers. The loss of his physical body and of their long habit of living together in all its physicality just struck her down. While he was dying their physical relationship had altered, of course, but his being entirely gone was a tremendous blow. No one told her how deep and meaningful the affection for the parts of a loved one’s body could be, so that when the loved one was gone, you would ache to see just once more the shape of his fingernails, the pattern of hair on his wrist, the freckles on his nose, all the little things that made the loved one utterly and entirely unique.MoreLess
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