The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes

"What a beautiful book. I started crying on page one, crying and smiling my way through to the end. I found it to be searingly, sweetly painful. I gave up seven months to take care of my best friend, and this book brought back all the grief and laughter of those final days. I hadn't been able to dwell on those thoughts for a very long time, had instead tried to replace them with what my friend was like 'before' her diagnosis, but this book allowed me to revisit those days, remember that amidst our collective grief there was also levity, and so very much love." - Jane Green

"As a cancer survivor who, like Rabbit Hayes, took to the internet to blog about my illness, I opened this book with trepidation. I needn’t have worried. From the first page, it’s obvious where the countdown is headed, but with each chapter, Rabbit comes more vibrantly to life as we see her through the eyes of her irreverent, fiercely caring and unforgettable family. This novel doesn’t flinch from the pain and sorrow of its subject; it soars above it. Courageous, funny and heartbreaking, The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes is a celebration of one “ordinary” life and everything we do right for each other, even in our most difficult times." - Patry Davis