What Are You Going Through: 'A total joy - and laugh-out-loud funny' DEBORAH MOGGACH

A woman visits a friend with terminal cancer, and she makes a momentous request to accompany her on a holiday where she will take a lethal pill to end her life on her own terms. This is a profound and surprising story of a lifelong friendship given the ultimate challenge, affirming life in its current existential threat and ordinary tragedies.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 07 September 2021
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

A woman visits her terminally ill friend, a brilliant and strong-willed individual facing the end of her life. In a moment of profound vulnerability, the friend makes a momentous request: she asks the woman to accompany her on a holiday, where she will, without warning, take a lethal pill to end her life on her own terms.

Shaken and grieving, the woman finds the strength to agree to her friend's request. What follows is an extraordinary story, profound, surprising, and often funny, of a lifelong friendship given the ultimate challenge: to witness its end.

Utterly of our moment and timeless, "What Are You Going Through" is a deeply moving affirmation of life in its current existential threat and in its ordinary tragedies—the loss, loneliness, and the love that yet survives.

The novel explores the complexities of friendship, love, and the human experience, as the woman grapples with the moral and ethical implications of her friend's decision. She questions the nature of death and the meaning of life, as she witnesses the profound impact of her friend's choice on their lives and the lives of those around them.

Through its characters, the novel offers a poignant reflection on the importance of cherishing the moments we have with those we love and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. It is a testament to the power of friendship and the enduring nature of love, even in the most challenging of circumstances.

"What Are You Going Through" is a remarkable achievement by the National Book Award winner, showcasing their talent for storytelling and their ability to touch the hearts of readers with their profound insights into the human condition. It is a must-read for anyone who appreciates literary fiction and is interested in exploring the depths of the human experience.

Weight: 198g
Dimension: 126 x 198 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349013657