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A review by zoefruitcake
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
4.0
This was the final book I read to complete the 2018 Read Harder Challenge. Will and his ailing saintly mother have discussed books all their lives but while she is dying of cancer they spend more time than ever sharing their love of reading.
Having lost my mother two and a half years ago following her third battle against cancer I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to cope with reading this book. At the very end he writes that one of the phrases she kept uttering was "it is what it is" - something my mother said also which at the time gave me no comfort at all as I wanted to rage against the terrible disease robbing me of my beloved mother.
They had two years together talking about books and I envy them both the time and the shared interest. My mother had only 4 months and despite her deep love of reading she hardly ever had the time to read, always saying she would read when she retired. Sadly she only had a few months of retirement before falling ill.
This is a far more upbeat book that you might think and it gives a wonderful insight into the life of a woman who achieved so much for people in need all over the world but who also cherished her family dearly.
Having lost my mother two and a half years ago following her third battle against cancer I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to cope with reading this book. At the very end he writes that one of the phrases she kept uttering was "it is what it is" - something my mother said also which at the time gave me no comfort at all as I wanted to rage against the terrible disease robbing me of my beloved mother.
They had two years together talking about books and I envy them both the time and the shared interest. My mother had only 4 months and despite her deep love of reading she hardly ever had the time to read, always saying she would read when she retired. Sadly she only had a few months of retirement before falling ill.
This is a far more upbeat book that you might think and it gives a wonderful insight into the life of a woman who achieved so much for people in need all over the world but who also cherished her family dearly.