You Will Not Have My Hate by Antoine Leiris is about the event and aftermath of the death of Antoine’s wife in the terrorist attack in Paris at the Bataclan Theater in 2015. They have a baby, who is seventeen months old. This book is a quick fast read. You can read it in an evening or afternoon. It is a very true picture of grief. It will break your heart. For him, for the baby and for her. As all moms know, you never want to leave your child behind without a mother. The way Antoine talks with his son is absolute truth and realness is amazing. His resolve to not hate is grace. Read it. It teaches us all a lesson. We are to live our lives in action, but free from hate. Never let anyone steal your joy.
Peace.
