When still considering writing a memoir about his father’s death from AIDS in the 1980s and the secretive atmosphere in his parent’s stylish Central Park West apartment, Marco Roth was deeply concerned that he “mustn’t write about any of this.
Memories aren’t linear. Shame doesn’t subside with each confession. That is the world inside Kelle Groom’s memoir, I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl.
In How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This? Carla, also known as The Singing Patient, outlines realistic coping strategies and supportive advice along with anecdotes of how she deals with several autoimmune diseases. Her unique approach is sincere and instructive.