grief

He said people in Portavogie would show their "sympathy, sorrow and grief".

"Seeing the grief on their faces - that'll stay with me forever," he said.

Ellie’s insistence on remembering Lily – by looking at photos of her, requesting conversations about her and even telling complete strangers about her – unlocks a grief that her owner wasn’t prepared for.

If that partner dies first, the other can be thrown into learning how to manage their finances during a time of profound grief.

The steady-paced, often mordantly funny “Pick a Color” explores the immigrant experience, the long tail of trauma, the indignities suffered by low-wage workers and their companion emotions: loneliness, loss and grief.