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You've Been So Lucky Already
You've Been So Lucky Already: A Memoir | Alethea Black
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From the award-winning author of I Knew You'd Be Lovely comes an empowering and disarmingly funny memoir about grief and illness--and the wit and wisdom it takes to survive it. As a child, Alethea Black drifts between her father, a brilliant mathematician who is also her best friend, and her mother, a frank and outspoken woman on fire. After her father's death, Alethea is left unmoored, a young woman more connected to life's ethereal mysteries than to practical things such as doing laundry or paying taxes. And then, just when life seems to be getting back on track, she's suddenly racked by crushing fatigue, inexplicable pain, and memory loss. With her grasp on reality fading, and specialist after specialist declaring nothing is wrong, Alethea turns to her own research and desperate home remedies. But even as her frantic quest for wellness seems to lead to confusion and despair, she discovers more about her own strength than she ever could have imagined--and becomes a woman on fire herself.
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Ooooh!! My lucky find! Just for today's #literaryluck photo challenge #luckyyou prompt Lucky me! 😅

@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💚🍀🙌🏻 5y
vkois88 Perfect 😘💚💚💚 5y
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jdiehr

"You had found your dream, and you were chasing after it with both hands. That was your time; you just didn't see it. It's always our time. That's the miracle."

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jdiehr

"Symbolism is a luxury only afforded in retrospect."

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jdiehr
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What a pleasant surprise this book was! I didn't expect a memoir that contained the death of a father and the chronic illness of the author to be so beautiful.
There were many quotes that I highlighted. One snippet I particularly enjoyed was the author saying that she named her feet Karen and Diane when she was a kid "and, by God, once again it's Diane who has to do all the driving." ?
I'll share more quotes later today...

Cinfhen I‘ve been reading so many powerful memoirs lately. This one sounds good too. 5y
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jdiehr

"Why do you pretend there isn't any magic in the world, when it's so obvious there is?" I ask.

Cathythoughts Great quote ✨✨✨ 5y
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