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Coming in May 2027 —
Coming in May 2027 —
About the book, from Galiot Press:
When a mutual friend introduces them, Leah and Sara quickly become each other’s lifelines in a transformative year marked by the brain cancer diagnosis of Leah’s 31-year-old husband and Sara’s ongoing grief over her mother’s death. THE YEAR I WROTE YOU is adapted from 110 emails they wrote to each other, full of love and humor, honesty and pain. As Leah navigates anticipatory grief, devastating loss, and uncharted life as a widow, Sara revisits related moments from her past while attempting to regain her sense of self as a new parent in a new country. Part illness narrative, part grief journey, this joint memoir is above all a love story between friends, and a testament to the redemptive power of serving as an unflinching witness to the details of another person’s life. THE YEAR I WROTE YOU will speak to readers who want honesty that cracks them open, storytelling that seeks to make meaning of the senseless, or evidence that empathy still makes a difference in this world.
When a mutual friend introduces them, Leah and Sara quickly become each other’s lifelines in a transformative year marked by the brain cancer diagnosis of Leah’s 31-year-old husband and Sara’s ongoing grief over her mother’s death. THE YEAR I WROTE YOU is adapted from 110 emails they wrote to each other, full of love and humor, honesty and pain. As Leah navigates anticipatory grief, devastating loss, and uncharted life as a widow, Sara revisits related moments from her past while attempting to regain her sense of self as a new parent in a new country. Part illness narrative, part grief journey, this joint memoir is above all a love story between friends, and a testament to the redemptive power of serving as an unflinching witness to the details of another person’s life. THE YEAR I WROTE YOU will speak to readers who want honesty that cracks them open, storytelling that seeks to make meaning of the senseless, or evidence that empathy still makes a difference in this world.
Related essay:
"Cancer, Grief, and Academic Life: A new assistant professor shines a light on living and working amid personal loss," Chronicle of Higher Education. February 14, 2025. https://www.chronicle.com/article/cancer-grief-and-academic-life
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