The Pampered Patient

This is the perfect read for the patient or caregiver who wants to get their mind off of cancer and have some laughs and shed some joy-filled tears.  Anne Lamott writes an honest and heart-filled faith memoir that will appeal to people of all beliefs and walks of life. Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers." At once tough, personal, affectionate, wise, and very funny, Traveling Mercies tells in exuberant detail how Anne Lamott learned to shine the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life, exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.