I received a copy of this from NetGalley in exchange for my review.

It was a very touching emotional story. Have a big box of Kleenex handy if you read this.
It’s so worth reading too. The story of two women both with problems. I won’t give ANYTHING away. Just read it.
I’m so so sorry that my review is late. Thank you for allowing me to read a copy of this wonderful book.

Kai Ingersohn is a psychiatrist. Her upbringing was shadowed by the mental issues of her mother and grandmother but she seems to have her life under control. Her practice and her two teenage children keep her busy and she has put her failed marriage down to experience. Into her life appeared Stephanie- a bright young woman whose life has been upended by the diagnosis of leukaemia.
Kai soon finds that this relationship is not only making Stephanie evaluate her life, goals and attitudes to life, illness, death and love- it is changing Kai too.
This was a deeply moving book. It could have been quite dark and depressing, but I found it full of light and hope. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read it.

This book details the story of a psychiatrist's experience while treating a young woman with cancer as well as dealing with issues in her own life. The story line deals with healing and redemption of both women and gives the reader insight into the life of a psychiatrist. It humanizes the psychiatrist and shows how our life is so interdependent on our experiences.

This is a beautiful book. It is written well and touches the heart. I could not put it down.

A wonderfully well-written saga that touches your heart and unfolds meaningfully, as if related to you by a dear friend.

Read it, Love it --- And save it to read again and again in the years ahead.

I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

Kai became a psychiatrist because of her dysfunctional childhood. Divorced with two teenagers, she begins therapy with grad student Stephanie who has an aggressive form of leukemia. In the end, Kai and Stephanie find peace within their own stories.

The author labels her book 'a real life novel' using her own patient's histories. I found the writing easy to read and the story flowed nicely.

3☆

Dr. Kai Ingersohn is a psychiatrist after going through childhood trauma from dealing with her grandmother's mental illness. She agrees to treat leukemia patient Stephanie by entering into a non-traditional agreement. Both characters were likeable, and both deal with different issues throughout the course of the book. Both grow in their own ways, as a result of their interactions.

I am on the fence with this book. There were times when I couldn't put it down, but there were also places where I struggled to read through it. I really enjoyed the interaction between Stephanie and Kai, and I was really rooting for both of those characters. The parts that I struggled more with are the dream portions, where Kai tries to interpret the owls in her dreams; it really felt like the dream connections she was making were a bit of a stretch. And, quite frankly, I don't think the dreams were particularly interesting and they really didn't add to the story at all. It seemed like the author struggled a bit on where to draw the line between the fictional story, and the real life patient issues on which she based this story.