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Soon to be a major motion picture directed by George C. Wolfe, produced by Denise Di Novi and starring Hilary Swank, Josh Duhamel and Emmy Rossum
Bec is adrift. It's the summer before her junior year in college. She's sleeping with a married professor, losing interest in her classes, and equivocating about her career. She takes a job caring for Kate, a thirty-six-year-old woman who has been immobilized by ALS.
As it turns out, before the disease Kate was a stylish and commanding woman, an advertising executive and an accomplished chef. Now, as she and Bec spend long days together, Bec begins to absorb Kate's sophistication and her sensuality, cooking for her, sharing her secrets, and gradually beginning to live her own life with a boldness informed by Kate's influence. The more intense her commitment to Kate, the further Bec strays from the complacency of her college life. And when Kate's marriage veers into dangerous territory, Bec will have to choose between the values of her old life and the allure of an entirely new one.
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Matthieu Tardif
reviewed You're Not You on May 22, 2011
You're Not You
Michelle Wildgen's YOU'RE NOT YOU is the perfect book for readers who like to tackle novels with thought-provoking, grey-area topics. Warning: this is not a light read, as it addresses terminal, progressive illness and how the afflicted and the spouse must deal with the stark realities forced upon them. The author has created so much more than that, though - offering humor, strength and the power of choice to her strong female characters.
At the heart of this book is Bec, an ambivalent college woman who takes a caregiving job for a young woman in her thirties, Kate, with Lou Gehrig's disease. Both are thrust into circumstances that force them to grow and to accept realities outside of their control - and, ultimately, to make life-changing decisions for themselves.
Favoring tough, emotional novels of this sort, I found this novel fulfilling on many levels. And despite the heavy topic, the writing wasn't overly sentimental.
This is a story about lessons learned, friendship, journeys into the unknown - and even female sensuality. Fans of "foodie lit" will also find this novel a satisfying dish as it artfully reveals the role of cooking/eating, and its ties to emotional fulfillment. Both heartbreaking and empowering, this is a novel that will stick with me for a long, long time to come
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