In her moving and self-revelatory collection of essays, Three Times a Mourner, Fredricka Maister grabs grief and puts it in a chokehold, holding it still enough so that we’re able to see it up close and personal. Writing eloquently and candidly about her struggle with the early, tragic death of her father, the devastating murder of her longtime partner, and finally the passing of her mother, Maister shares her cautionary tale of how and how not to grieve the loss of those close to us.