What We Have: A Memoir Audiobook

" One woman's story of her family's inherited cancer gene. I thought the first half of the book was very slow as she talks about meeting her husband and getting her first job and moving to a new city. The second half deals with her mother's sickness and death and was more moving. However it wasn't until the very end that she talked about her decision to remove her ovaries and breasts as prophylatic measure and her struggle with whether or not to be tested for the BRAC-1 gene. Since this was the whole point of her story, I thought she only gave it scant attention in the epilogue. "

" This is an exceptional story that chronicales the anguish and hope the author goes through as she strives to cope with the female cancer that strikes multi-generations. The fatal legacy drives the decisions that are made and the precautions that are taken. Empathy is experienced as we see the love, happiness, wisdom, fear and grief in this memoir. Thank you Amy for your inspiring book! "

" The story of a woman living with the threat of familial ovarian and breast cancer and figuring out how to avoid these in her life. "

" Another sad memoir, but this one is well written. (The author is a lit professor at Boston College.) Very good book, but some may not be willing to read such a sad book. "

" I wasn't sure what to expect withnthis novel, but surprisingly, I enjoyed it. Read it on Spring Break w/ e children in ?Winchester, VA, and I definitely would recommend it --- good read! "

" my favorite kind of book...a real woman living a genuine life filled with love, joy, sorrow, loss...her life experience leads to growth in mine.... "

" This memoir starts out very Anne Lamott with laugh-out-loud stories of preparing for a first child and finding the perfect house. Before long, the author is grappling with the imminent loss of her mother. I don't want to say more because it's really better to go into this one blind. The person who gave me the book instructed me not to read the prologue and I am glad I listened to her. "

" I read this after losing my young daughter to cancer, being diagnosed with cancer, being diagnosed with a genetic mutation, and then being diagnosed with a brain tumor. While our stories are different in many ways, I could appreciate, identify or at least sympathize with a lot of this. "

" Very well done; the best of this genre that I've read. "

" Very interesting memoir about living in the shadow of cancer. Be prepared with some tissues. "

" I thought this book was ok. The point seemed to get a little blurred for me. Maybe I've been in a reading slump. But anyway, I thought the link b/w family members and cancer was interesting. My Grandmother had breast cancer and I always wonder if it's in the cards for me. "

" I got this as a pre release and I thought it was a little bit too sad but it is well written and describes some of life's defining moments in really good detail. I could go without the occasional swear word, but otherwise I would recommend it to friends. "

" Amy Boesky is a great writer. Once I started the book, I couldn't wait to read more. Her details about what life is like with a newborn are perfect! I did think the book was very sad, but well-written and informative. "

" A solid, beautifully written memoir about a family's experiences with cancer and death. Boesky has a way with words. "

" coming from a very religious background, it was interesting to read a book about cancer and dying from the perspective of a family that are not religious and how they find peace during very difficult times. regardless of their religion, they are obviously a family that love each other. "

" I had to read this with a box of tissues. Empowering and heartbreaking at the same time. It's hard to say what I would do in that position either. "

" Parts of this book were a little slow, but I ended up giving it 4 stars because I literally couldn't put it down with 150 pages left. I felt like I was in the book. "

" I wasn't sure what to expect withnthis novel, but surprisingly, I enjoyed it. Read it on Spring Break w/ e children in ?Winchester, VA, and I definitely would recommend it --- good read! "

" I had to read this with a box of tissues. Empowering and heartbreaking at the same time. It's hard to say what I would do in that position either. "

" Very interesting memoir about living in the shadow of cancer. Be prepared with some tissues. "

" This book was so interesting. I also come from a cancer family and identified with many of the situations. It was nice for me to read this book from an outside point of view. I plan on reading this book again. "

" The story of a woman living with the threat of familial ovarian and breast cancer and figuring out how to avoid these in her life. "

" This was a great read -- well written, insightful, humorous. One of those books that makes you wish the author was a friend of yours in real life. "

" You would think this book would be about death, but it's more about living your life with the hand you were dealt. Makes you wonder about genetic testing, would you want to know if you were going to probably get a disease? "

" Really great memoir. Touching, funny, sad; very real. "

" I got this as a pre release and I thought it was a little bit too sad but it is well written and describes some of life's defining moments in really good detail. I could go without the occasional swear word, but otherwise I would recommend it to friends. "

" A solid, beautifully written memoir about a family's experiences with cancer and death. Boesky has a way with words. "