Sunday, April 18, 2021

Nothing Was the Same: a Memoir by Kay Redfield Jamison

 genre: memoir, non-fiction

Kay’s memoir about loosing her husband Richard to cancer is not just about the resiliency of love but also about the possibilities that exist when we give our lives to the pursuit of knowledge and the joy of appreciating what we already have. The writing is emotional and raw - Dr. Jamison’s life experiences as both a practitioner of and life as someone with bipolar disorder has a huge impact on her marriage and the way she sees the world. To use a popular phrase, Kay and her husband are hands down “relationship goals” - some of Richard’s writings to his wife made me actually teary with both the images and words he uses to describe his feelings for her.

It is a bit long winded and lofty sometimes but it read fairly quickly and I loved how science and learning was such an important girder in their relationship. Glad that book club led me to this one.

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