Suleika Jaouad is in her early 20’s, a recent college graduate who moved to Paris to start her career when she is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. In her memoir, she chronicles her experience as a young adult with an aggressive cancer. Suleika shares her perspective from diagnosis, through grueling treatment, and the complexities of trying to reenter society as a cancer survivor.
Already Toast is primarily a memoir about the author’s experience being thrown into the caregiver role when her husband Brad is unexpectedly diagnosed with cancer. Kate and Brad are living their best lives as busy, young early career professionals and as parents to small kids. She shares her brutally honest and emotional experiences she was forced to navigate but sprinkles in some journalism about caregiving the flaws within the healthcare system.
Amy Bloom is a NYT bestselling author and psychotherapist who published her memoir “In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss” on March 8th, 2022. I have consumed this book as both an audiobook and as a physical book. While I find her writing to be powerful, beautiful, and easy to read - I prefer the audiobook.