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The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe
This book could change your life. Will Schwalbe has written a gorgeous portrait of the relationship between a dying mother and her son and an intimate look at the evolution of that relationship through two years of medical treatments and books. At the very least, this book will appeal to anyone who loves reading and sharing books with others. I love that Schwalbe doesn't try to do too much with this memoir, but keeps the focus on the mother son pair while introducing the reader to his extraordinary mother, a woman who clearly still has much to teach us all about life, parenting, fulfillment, and hope. Through her son, Mary Anne Schwalbe reminds us all to try harder, to do more, to reach out. I went out last night after finishing it, and Mary Anne Schwalbe came with me, reminding me to ask people at the dinner about their stories and to be present and mindful of what they were saying. This is a book that will stay with you, long after you finish it.