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The Best of Us
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Joyce Maynard
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In 2011, when she was in her late 50s, beloved author and journalist Joyce Maynard met the first true partner she had ever known. Jim wore a rakish hat over a good head of hair; he asked real questions and gave real answers; he loved to see Joyce shine, both in and out of the spotlight; and he didn't mind the mess she made in the kitchen. He was not the husband Joyce imagined, but he quickly became the partner she had always dreamed of.
Before they met, both had believed they were done with marriage, and even after they married, Joyce resolved that no one could alter her course of determined independence. Then, just after their one-year wedding anniversary, her new husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. During the 19 months that followed, as they battled his illness together, she discovered for the first time what it really meant to be a couple - to be a true partner and to have one.
This is their story. Charting the course through their whirlwind romance, a marriage cut short by tragedy, and Joyce's return to singleness on new terms, The Best of Us is a heart-wrenching, ultimately life-affirming reflection on coming to understand true love through the experience of great loss.
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- Eleni - Heart Leader
- 14-10-2020
Absolutely loved it .
Joyce . What a writer . What a journey .
Listening to this book absolutely touched my soul.
The threads that bind all the tiny stories together are so well written .
I say this sentence to my partner often “ As Joyce wrote ... “ Let’s learn the lessons of cancer without getting cancer “
Thank you Joyce . Thank you for your courage . Thank you for sharing your beautiful love & life story . With all my love Helen Mitas x
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