Memoir #3

The Year of Magical Thinking - Wow - is the thought that came to mind as I finished reading this book. Though it is not about mental illness per se, rather about grief and mourning, it does speak to anyone who is dealing with a change that has devastated life as he/she knew it. And it is an excellent book, the best I have read this year. Joan Didion's memoir chronicles the year after her husband's death, a year that brings grief, not only for her husband, but also for her daughter who has fallen critically ill. This book is one that will speak to anyone who has went through unexpected hardship and touches on the human belief that there must be some way to go back, to alter what has happened. An excellent read!