A Really Good Read

I just finished a wonderful book.  Published in 2009 but reminiscent of the good old classics.  There are a couple of things I wanted to remember as I finished this so here they are:

"Yes, sometimes we must lose something...someone before we realize its worth."

"Cemeteries and headstones are for the living, after all.  The ones who need a place to mourn and visit and remember."

"It is too late to undo what I have done.  Too late to plead for forgiveness, or tell you I love you.  But I beg you, do not follow my course.  And please, tell Charlie I am sorry I never returned as I told him I would"

It is certainly a story full of love and loss; of forgiveness and redemption; of friendship and courage; of pride and guilt, and how all of these mold who we are and what we become.  I completely enjoyed the book.