Losing Your Mum in the Apocalypse by E. Mycroft

A painfully relatable story of family, loss, and perseverance in the face of Covid-19, Losing Your Mum in the Apocalypse by E. Mycroft is a confessional story for our times. Written with unflinching honesty about the author’s struggle, grieving process, and guilt surrounding mortality and survival, this is far from an easy book, but it does feel essential. The global pandemic has blanketed the world with grief in all different forms – for people, for the past, for stability and certainty – giving this story broad appeal. While the prose is deeply personal, the relevance is universal, boosted by splashes of dry humor, occasional irreverence, and powerful reflections on our fragile human condition.