A beautifully written memoir, in the vein of H is for Hawk and The Last Act of Love, about mothers and daughters, and living the best life you can, even in the shadow of illness.

A memoir about mothers and daughters, and living the best life you can, even in the shadow of illness. The author's daughter was born with cystic fibrosis. From the author of "Instructions For Visitors".

Stevenson is a writer and musician, and her memoir is distinguished by its ravishing prose and sensitive understanding of the role that loss, misfortune and grief play in the story of our lives.