Author Tessa Hadley on finding the words to describe loss

In Tessa Hadley's new novel, "Late in the Day," the author finds myriad ways to describe the loss of a loved one — the darkness that shrouds the life after. In the novel, Hadley portrays grief as the slippers a loved one had been wearing, the books they had been reading, the half-sipped cups of coffee they left behind.

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Hadley about finding the words to describe loss and moving forward from grief.

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