It is about how we live our lives constantly rushing, seldom making time for those we love. Stunningly sad but ultimately uplifting, this is a clever, moving, and original portrait of the relationship between a daughter and mother. Their story builds to an emotional crescendo when Elizabeth is diagnosed with breast cancer. Life on the Refrigerator Door is told exclusively through notes exchanged by Claire and her mother, Elizabeth, during the course of a life-altering year. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. (Sept.)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Although the format has its limits (notably in character development and narrative momentum), Kuipers delivers a strong, emotional reminder about the importance of loved ones, even through times of unceasing complications and challenges. Kuipers captures the anxiety surrounding tragedy and conveys the importance of fully experiencing life.
Missives range from the daughter's plainly impassioned (Hi MOM! (Who I never see anymore EVER!)) to her mother's soothing, tough-upper-lip responses written during her breast cancer treatment. Bittersweet, funny and achingly real, the nameless mother (an overworked obstetrician) and bubbly Claire communicate through these notes instead of talking, e-mailing or text messaging.
Kuipers's haunting debut unfolds like a flip book of half-drawn images too swiftly ended, a compilation of tantalizing notes posted on a refrigerator by a single working mom and Claire-bear, her wistful teen daughter.
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