 And a few afterthoughts....
I was thinking about this on the way to work this morning and I missed two other faves:
The Red Tent (cannot recall the author for the life of me). This should be compulsory reading for all PCOSers. It's actually set in biblical times and is the story of a woman who, having married the love of her life, remains childless. She is part of a community which is bound together (essentially bedouins) and her role becomes one of carer for expectant mothers and new babies, which cuts her deeply each month when her period arrives to remind her that she is again not pregnant. The red tent is where the women go for a week of each month to sit together and bleed, at which time they share their gossip and womanly wisdom. I read it before I was diagnosed and thought what a beautiful yet sad story it was. I have since re-read it twice and it was only recently I figured out maybe she had PCOS!! Who knows - it was pre-Jesus if my memory serves me correctly. It is a poignant read, a beautiful story and eloquently captures the heartache of wanting children.
A Scandalous Life (pregnant brain again and too lazy to walk into the other room to find the name of the author). This is semi-biographical. A woman born to title in the late 1800s casts aside sciety's expectations and after a series of failed but lusty love affairs and broken marriages, finds herself married to a bedouin prince, living a nomadic life as basically a nobody. When her prince dies, she endeavours to maintain her links with the bedouins but is eventually cast out of their community. It's a little slow to start with, but becomes a compelling, rollicking good read when she finally leaves Europe and starts living life to the full. This woman was before her time and she eventually paid dearly for her wild ways, but dang, she had fun getting there!!
I suspect I will be adding to thread daily. How can one define favourite books? I mean really who could beat the Magic Faraway Tree when push comes to shove?
Bright blessings
Megan |