Without Your Father

A tender reckoning with unbearable loss.

The year after your father dies is a life unmade. In 112 searing vignettes, Jessica Lynne Henkle confronts that life—its sudden emptiness, its absurdities, its relentless grief. Written in the second person, Without Your Father pulls you inside the disorienting, heart-wrenching experience of loss, capturing every small, devastating moment of a world that has shifted forever.

This is not just a memoir. It is a mirror for anyone who has loved and lost—a raw, unflinching exploration of grief in all its forms. With honesty that cuts deep and compassion that heals, Henkle’s words reach across the page to offer what every grieving soul longs for: recognition, understanding, and the courage to move forward.

Available May 5, 2026.