This memoir is as poignant, eye-opening, wrenching, and hopeful as everyone who has read it said it would be. I applaud Jaouad’s honesty about navigating her relationships with her family and her partner, which is not a side of cancer, or severe illness, that people really talk about.
Though, I must admit that I feel as if I have hit my limit on memoirs centered around cancer. And I don’t say that lightly or glibly, as (like many people) I have had an immediate family member go through the nightmare that is cancer - twice. Maybe it just hit too close to home? I just feel as if there are so many books on this topic out there. If that is your bag, this is one to add to the list. But, if you feel a little tender around the topic like me, tread lightly.
If you are interested in an accessible book about the effects of trauma, I HIGHLY recommend Oprah’s ‘What Happened to You?’ I never got around who reviewing it, but it is phenomenal and explains so much in a very easy to absorb way.