Book Review: The Rules of Inheritance

I saw The Rules of Inheritance at Barnes and Noble, and after reading the back cover, knew that I needed to get it from the library ASAP. I could talk about this book for hours and it was one of those books that I could not put down. 


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Do not let the fact that this book is a memoir scare you. The concept of the book was magnificent and (like I said) could not put it down ... or stop talking about it. 

Claire, now a Grief Psychiatrist who works with Hospice centers, shares her true story about both her parents sudden deaths, occurring only a few months after each other.
Claire's mother is diagnosed with colon cancer when Claire is 14. At the time, her father is in remission from his cancer. Claire's mother goes into remission after months of chemo, radiation, and lots of surgery. When Claire is on her way to college, her mother's diagnosis comes back and is worse than ever. (Read to find out what happens to her mother!) In just a matter of time, her father's cancer comes back and is aggressive. (Again, you have to read it for yourself to find out her father's outcome). 
The book is broken down into 5 parts - each reflecting a stage of grief. Also, each chapter reflects a certain year in her life. For example, in one chapter she may speak of her year when she was 14, and the next she may right about her year as a 19 year old.

You have to read it for yourself to see how she gets through the difficult time, and to see what happens to those closest to her.

What books have you been reading recently? Any suggestions?
Love, Sydney

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