Maame

A story about growing up fast in a complicated family and discovering the ways of the world only to stumble onto some unpleasant experiences. This is a story of love, loss, regret, guilt, freedom, friendship, discovering oneself, standing up for oneself. A very raw story and if you have grown up in complicated family dynamics or if you have had someone close to you fall sick, you could relate. It is an inspirational story about finding yourself and your family while dealing with loss and regret. The little insights into why her family behaved the way they did at the end, sounded just like something out of real life. This book tackles some difficult themes with compassion, and I found myself in tears while reading this on a train. This is a perfect book for me, I think I might go back to this story once in a while.