Everywhere I Look
Everywhere I Look by Ona Gritz, published by Loyola College DBA Apprentice House on April 16, 2024, is a poignant memoir that delves into the complexities of family dynamics and personal loss. The narrative centers around the tragic murder of Angie Boggs in 1982, who was pregnant with her second child at the time of her death. Through the lens of Angie’s sister, Ona, the book explores themes of grief, shame, and the long-lasting impact of familial relationships.
In this memoir, Ona Gritz reflects on her journey to understand her sister’s life and the circumstances surrounding her untimely death. As she confronts her own feelings of inadequacy and the favoritism she experienced as a child, Ona embarks on a quest for truth that spans three decades. Everywhere I Look presents a deeply personal exploration of sisterhood, longing, and the hidden secrets within families, offering readers insight into the emotional complexities that accompany such profound loss. This edition contains 250 pages and is available in English.
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In 1982, twenty-five-year-old Angie Boggs, pregnant with her second child, was brutally murdered, along with her husband and infant son. Ill equipped for the horror of that violence and the enormity of her loss, Angie’s sister Ona, a college sophomore, felt numb. She also felt deeply ashamed of her inability to grieve.
But shame, like her sister’s absence, was something Ona knew well. For as long as she could remember, she’d felt ashamed of being their parents’ blatantly favored child. The disabled daughter they’d coddled and protected while they alternately punished and neglected Angie, and finally sent her away.
It wasn’t until thirty years after the murders, both their parents gone and Ona nearly twice the age Angie was allowed to reach, that she developed the courage and a detective’s compulsion to learn all she could about her sister’s turbulent life and unthinkable death. The result is Everywhere I Look, a beautifully rendered memoir of sisterhood, longing, true crime, and family secrets. A profoundly moving reckoning and love letter.
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