The Great Wide Sea Mortality Quotes

Two blocks away, a guy had run a red light. He had killed Mom. Her clothes were still in the closet. (1.46)

Christine Byron's death haunts her family over the course of the novel.

A little tiny bracelet that said BYRON. It was the only thing Mom had kept from the last baby, the one who had come too early. (5.35)

Ben's mom is the second family member who died; the first was his baby brother, who was premature.

"Oh." Gerry was quiet for a moment. "How many light-years is it to heaven?" (8.23)

Gerry's so young that he has a hard time understanding death.