The Shape of What Remains

Why you’ll love it

• Emotionally rich, character-driven storytelling
• A distinctive voice with real staying power
• A moving story about grief and recovery

About the book

Ten years after the death of her young daughter, Teresa Calvano is still living inside that loss.

A professor, a wife, a mother—yet somehow unmoored from all of it—she moves through a life that feels like a shell of what it once was.

As relationships strain and grief reshapes everything she thought she knew, Teresa must confront whether it’s possible to move forward without leaving the past behind.

Editorial Praise

“This searing narrative is sparked by wry wit and unexpected twists.” – Elizabeth Searle, author of A Four-Sided Bed & others.

“Taylor evokes empathy without sentimentality, character screw-ups without judgment. Highly recommended.” —Ellen Meeropol, author of My Sister’s Tattoo, The Lost Women of Azalea Court, and others