Kay Redfield Jamison dazzled readers in her first novel, An Unquiet Mind, which chronicled Jamison's heroic fight against bi-polar disorder. In her latest novel, Nothing was the Same, Jamison continues to captivate readers, writing about the death of her husband from cancer. In Nothing was the Same, Jamison is witty and mesmerizing, writing about her marriage to her husband, Richard Wyatt, a well-known psychiatrist. Jamison is also candid and vulnerable in writing about her husband's long and painful battle with cancer. Jamison incorporates humor and eloquence in her documentary of grief and does a down-to- earth comparison of her experience of grief and loss to her gripping experiences of mania, suicidality, and depression. Jamison'novel guides readers through the different stages of grief and the process of recovery after losing a loved one. This novel is a brilliant memoir that succeeds in providing a glimpse into the one thing that all humanity has in common; death. Jamison's words provide hope and comfort to those that are experiencing or have experienced grief. In fact, this book is a must-read for all who in some way experience grief and loss. Jamison encourages readers to stay strong and her honest experience is a testament to the hope and renewal that rise above loss.
Nothing was the Same
