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The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams

4.0

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A devastating memoir of her battle with Stage IV colon cancer. Yet I often find that the most tragic of books can also be the most life-affirming. Indeed, Yip Williams implores readers to “Live while you’re living, friends” as she lays out the incredible story of her life: born blind in Vietnam and narrowly escaping euthenasia, immigrating to the United States, graduating from Harvard Law, and settling into a loving family life with a husband and two girls. The Unwinding of the Miracle is adapted from the blog she kept while undergoing cancer treatment and is a candid and poignant meditation on life.