Last summer, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world and kept her family members separated from one another, Adichie's father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure. In Notes on Grief, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year, about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief, and also about the loneliness and anger that accompany it.