
Some people have good days. Some people have lots of good days in a row. Some people find life easy and carefree. Most of us can’t stand those people. Then, there are people who have bad days. Some people have lots of bad days in a row. Some people deal with physical and mental illness, addiction, and fear, and every one of those days is a struggle to survive. Some people fall to their demons. Others figure out a way to cope and come out the other side, not cured, but able to live with what life has thrown their way. In this week’s book club, we take a look at memoirs of three women who have bent but not broken; each of them explores her journey toward that elusive inner peace.
<em>I’m Just Happy to Be Here: A Memoir of Recklessness, Rehab, and Renegade Mothering</em>
<em>Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience</em>
<em>First, We Make the Best Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety</em>
Ilana is an English professor, theatre consultant and playwright based in Toronto, Canada. When she’s not at the theatre or insisting that literary criticism can be fun, she’s singing a cappella or Mozart, occasionally harmonizing with the symphony, or playing “Under Pressure” with her rock handbell group, Pavlov’s Dogs.