The Bones of This Land is a tautly-written and deeply felt poetic journey through loss, grief, and the complex integration of both. It is the story of the relationship between daughter and father, through Kat Heatherington's childhood recollections re-experienced at his deathbed, and in the aftermath of death, the absorption and re-understanding of these memories in the context of his life as a whole. The second section engages with themes of loss in other kinds of relationships, and draws parallels between the many types of loss and the many ways we integrate and grow into the shape of grief and reconciliation in our lives.