Thought I would post this message here, too. I posted it on the Fiction board.
For mabel1015j (and all of us women and inveterate readers): A must read is "The End of Your Life Book Club" by Will Schwalbe. His mother is an assertive woman who has done things with her life, for others, that simply boggle the mind. But at the same time she is a caring and sensitive person to everyone she meets. It is heart-rending as she battles her pancreatic cancer, but never loses her spirit, her kindness, thoughtfulness. As she and her son, Will, travel this road together, through their two-person "book club", they form a bond that, although it existed previously, is changed, deepened, as he learns more about her through the books they read together. Mary Anne Schwalbe, a woman for all seasons, exhibiting bravery above and beyond the call of duty. I would urge you to read this. In a six page Appendix, Will lists all the books and writers that appeared in this glorious book, and we should be thankful if we have read just a few of them.