Here After: A Memoir

“It has been years since I have been so rocked, so moved, by any book, as I have been by Here After by the earthquaking new talent Amy Lin. Lin invites us into this place of exquisite pain and beauty; what a great gift she has given us.”

Lauren Groff

“Here After is a searing account of a young couple’s lost future and a writer’s descent into the soul-ravaging, shape-shifting wilderness of grief. Amy Lin writes with devastating clarity about the wounds that do not heal, the stories that remain forever fractured, and love’s enduring force. This is a profound and essential memoir.”

Laura van den Berg

"Here After is perfectly titled. Amy Lin's memoir of love and loss is heartbreaking and true. Having navigated my own path through grief, there was much I could identify with within these pages. Lin's writing is vivid, episodic, and unflinching—much like grief itself."

Shannon Leone Fowler

“Amy Lin knows her way around grief and its constant present tense. Grief is always with us; here are words to go with it, a writer who will accompany you on its long walk. This book made room for my tears and it will make room for yours if you let it.”

Matthew Salesses

This is the kind of book you give to your friends, you give to your mother, to your sister. Hey I even gave it to my therapist! It helps understand all encompassing grief so well. I would hold my husband close at night every night. I would see how absolutely AWFUL it would be to lose my best friend. Her short tid bits made them even more impactful, because life is lived in moments. Loved it. Loved it. Get it. Gift it. Share it.

Andrea Iriarte