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Two Women Walk into a Bar

By: Cheryl Strayed
Narrated by: Cheryl Strayed
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Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things, finds humor and connection in a poignant short memoir about love, family secrets, and reconciliation.

Twenty-one years after Cheryl Strayed set off on the Pacific Crest Trail to heal from the death of her beloved mother, Cheryl’s mother-in-law, Joan, is given weeks to live. As she and her husband help see Joan through her final days, Cheryl reckons with their complicated relationship, determined to connect with a woman who both showed her love and (sometimes hilariously) held her at a distance. Cheryl reflects on their two decades together as she comes to a deeper understanding of the secrets and sorrows in Joan’s complicated past. At Joan’s bedside, it’s time to contemplate the challenges they’ve faced, to accept their differences, and to find some healing in goodbye.

©2024 Cheryl Strayed. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Grief & Loss Personal Development Relationships Women Witty

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“Author Cheryl Strayed traces her emotions in both the text and narration of her short memoir, which revolves around the death of her mother-in-law, Joan.… She covers a lot of ground in this short essay, both in feelings and time, as she writes of Joan's final days.… Strayed describes emotional distances and intimacies, and, most important, the healing that comes in final farewells.”—AudioFile Magazine
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I could listen to Cheryl Strayed all day long, her voice narrates her own words in a way that delivers them to a listener like no other could. This is a beautiful piece of writing about the most difficult time in life, saying goodbye. I have every book Cheryl has written. An incredible, understated talent.
I await with bated breath for her next offering.

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Nothing really much to this. Perhaps I'm not the target audience. Fifteen words minimum. I liked her other book.

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