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My Foreign Cities (2013)

by Elizabeth Scarboro(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0871403382 (ISBN13: 9780871403384)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Liveright

review 1: I picked this book up on a whim from the new books section of my local library. I love memoirs, especially when they're written by what I call "normal" people, ie, not someone famous or well-known. So I was drawn to this book, but it languished on my library book shelf while I caught up on things due more quickly.I delved into this book this morning with my coffee -- and hours later, I have finished it. I was able to put it down just long enough to feed myself and to prepare something for an upcoming party, but part of me was willing to forgo the party if I hadn't finished the book in time. I was sucked so completely and utterly into this book; it was as though I was a fly on the wall of Liz and Stephen's lives, watching everything unfold, the joys, the arguments, the u... moreltimate heartbreak. She opens up completely to her readers and lets it all out. And that's what makes this book so incredible. From the first few pages, she grabs onto your soul and doesn't let go. This will be a book that will remain with me for quite a while. I knew a boy when I was in middle school that had cystic fibrosis; my parents warned me he wouldn't live as long as I would. I'm 35 now, and it makes me wonder if he is still with us.
review 2: The beginning of this book was a little light in content and made me wonder why it was chosen to receive the Chautauqua Prize 2014 - in fact I forced myself to keep reading. But it seems that the beginning of the book was just "setting the table" for the complexity of events and twists and turns that occur later. I have a much better understanding of cystic fibrosis and the impact on the life of the CF patient and the people who love him. But beyond that basic take-away, I appreciated the reflections and musing of the author as she experiences loving a CF patient and how she views life, death, grief. and relationships (both family and friends).n I cried through several chapters of the book although the writing was not really emotional or maudlin - it was just factual and brutally raw which triggered a strong reaction on my part. less

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