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Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Estrangement, Loss Without Closure, and the Work of Living On

By Jennifer Hershon

When a child is still alive but no longer in your life, grief does not know where to land.

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t is a memoir about maternal estrangement, ambiguous loss, motherhood, memory, and the work of living on when the story you thought you’d have is no longer the story you are living.

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About the Book

This is not a story about reconciliation.

It is a story about living in the absence of it.

Through deeply personal narrative, reflection, and hard-won insight, Jennifer Hershon gives language to a grief many mothers carry in silence. The book speaks to parents living inside the silence of estrangement — and to anyone who understands what it means to carry love, questions, memory, and loss all at once.

Praise for the Book

“Estrangement is a loss without a clear ending. There is no ritual, no roadmap — only the quiet, persistent absence of someone still living. In Now You See Me, Now You Don’t, Jennifer Hershon gives voice to the complex, often invisible grief experienced by parents navigating estrangement. With honesty and nuance, she challenges oversimplified narratives — and offers something more sustaining: a way to live forward without resolution.”

— Dr. Joshua Coleman

“In a field often shaped by blame or oversimplification, Jennifer Hershon offers something rare: nuance. She captures the complexity of estrangement with honesty and compassion, giving voice to parents whose grief is often unseen and misunderstood. This is an important and deeply validating book.”

— Rachel Haack

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