This is very sad news. Oddly, I am not a fan of her fiction at all but I own most of her non-fiction works and keep them on my “good shelf” along with my Lewis, Schaeffer, McLuhan, and Merton.
“Two-Part Invention” is the story of her marriage and the death of her husband.
“The Summer of the Great-Grandmother” is book two of the four books in “The Crosswicks Journals” series. It tells the story of aging and loss of memory and identity.
Although not always theologically orthodox from a reformed perspective, she was certainly someone who approached her relationship with Christ with a great deal of courage and honesty.
She will be greatly missed by my family. My oldest daughter (5-years-old) is named after her.
Further reflections later… just heard the news.
