Alice is a dynamo, one of the most "alive" and present people you will meet. Thrilled to be a first time mother with her above average husband and their above average life. One day she just can't shake this tired feeling. Things only get worse and she is eventually diagnosed with cancer. The bulk of this book is Alice and Oliver dealing with the cancer. Alice, of course, in the first person way as the patient, suffering treatments, wondering if she can stand more side effects. Losing hope at times or maybe just being realistic. Oliver is dealing with the crushing emotional toll, financial toll (hey, they don't have that great of insurance), and the feelings of inadequacy. This book is pretty hard to read. Everyone has demons and rightly so. There are parts that make you want to stop reading immediately but like many wrecks, you can't turn away.
I will say, this is the second book I've read this year by a male author who writes a scene with an incredibly ill woman whose goal for the day is to provide a blow job for their partner. Twice now this has seemed a bit like male wishful thinking. But who knows, maybe nothing else will fill my death bed dreams?!?
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