Flesh & Blood
Book description
Honest, warm, and witty, this memoir reads like a chat with a dear friend sharing her insight and taking us along as she heals. Complete with family stories over cocktails and a praying mantis named Claude. "I drive and say to myself, if I am dying, if this is how…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Flesh & Blood as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
N. West Moss finds herself bleeding uncontrollably in the middle of a writing class and drives herself to a hospital. She's eventually diagnosed with uterine hemangioma and a hysterectomy is scheduled.
I had a hysterectomy in my late thirties and Moss's reflections on infertility, motherhood, daughterhood, and leaving a legacy without having children resonated deeply with me. This memoir feels like a chat with the kind of friend I wish I had. Moss's words are full of wisdom and kindness and testify to the joy of recognizing the beauty in the daily world. This isn't a book about a woman…