“When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi
If you have questions about life and/or death this book is a must-read. Paul Kalanithi, MD was a brilliant neurosurgeon and scientist who strove to meet his patients’ needs emotionally as well as physically. He had many questions about death while he held the life of his patients in his skilled hands.
At the zenith of Paul’s career while in his fourth decade of life, he learned that he had terminal cancer. During his final months, he wrote this book about facing and accepting that reality. He honestly tells us his fears, doubts, and hopes in the most sensitive way. It is a beautiful story about an extraordinary yet humble life.
His wife, Lucy, completes the book via an epilogue about his final days.
This book is a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
Crooked Creek by Sue Mattingly 