A Month of Sundays: Searching for the Spirit and My Sister

by Julie Mars

Book Overview

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS is about the seven months that the author spent as her dying sister's primary caretaker, and after her sister died, the 31 houses of worship that she visited in 31 weeks in her hope... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974207454
• ISBN13: 9780974207452
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: GreyCore Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Marcia, Owls Head,NY

I certainly am "biased" ( the book is dedicated to me --- what an honor ! ) but this is a "right-on" written book --- written with humor,wit, clarity, honesty and, most of all, with love ! Should have been on the Best Seller List !!!! Wonderfully written !

Not an easy read, but a truly worthwhile one

A Month of Sundays is a powerful book that reflects the process of grief better than any other book I've read. I deeply felt the author's pain and her need for spiritual truths and answers. Throughout her 31 Sundays, Ms. Mars doesn't find the kind of easy answers we all hope for, but this makes the story more raw and real. I wonder about her now, and I hope she has found some peace and comfort since writing this difficult story. I would recommend this book to anyone who has experienced loss and feels alone in the quest for meaning.

Wonderful Book

In A MONTH OF SUNDAYS, author Julie Mars grapples with her beloved older sister Shirley's death - the events leading up to it, the death itself, and the chaotic feelings she's left with afterward. To cope with her grief, she visits a different church each week for 30 weeks in a search for understanding, peace, and meaning. Meaning does come, not with any grand, sweeping insights, but slowly, in bits of memory and experience. And that's what so beautiful about this book - the way Mars weaves together daily stories, past and present, as she seeks to cope with deep emotion. She stops to look at the events that most of us allow to drift by, and thus inspires us to pay closer attention to our own lives. She's a wonderful writer, and her stories are alive with her vivid prose. I gave copies of her book to several friends who are coping with personal loss, and copies to other friends, too, who are not - this book is for everyone with a drive to look deeply into life.

A very powerful book

I loved this book. Mars takes you along with her on a spiritual journey as she visits a different place of worship every Sunday for 31 weeks. She is also grappling with the recent death of her sister - who she cared for in the last months of her life - and through flashbacks to that time you learn more about why she is so drawn to going on a spiritual quest. Her honesty and beautiful writing made me sad to see the book end. I highly recommend this book.