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The Trip of My Life: A Journey of Mary Lamb Lucas

The Trip of My Life, by Mary Lamb Lucas, powerfully testifies to her powerful journey. In her movingly written narrative, Mary Lamb reveals the tragic death of her son Trip by suicide. With words, she shows us the overwhelming absence of her son and, at the same time, a deep presence still reigning in his memory. This book shows raw, honest expressions of a mother’s love, loss, and silent reverberations that linger long after her son is gone.

The Trip of My Life is not just a story of sorrow but one of survival and hope. Mary Lamb’s journey shows us that even in the most painful moments, there could be brightness. In telling, she invites the reader into her experiences of loss and into finding presence in her experiences of visiting with some of Trip’s written words about his life.   For example, here is one passage from his “25 Random Things About me #23.”

“I had two sets of younger twin sisters by the time I was three. I believe I had some abandonment issues from losing my mom’s full-time attention at two and then again at three. I resented that they followed me around like ducklings watching everything I did for a time. I even quit riding for a while because I didn’t like them all sitting on the fence watching me get lessons in our pastures. They always destroyed my comic books. Did I mention that I have to keep working on forgiveness? I wish I could have a do-over. I could have been a much better brother. It was fun to be able to go drinking and climbing and skiing with them after college.”