She leaned her head on my shoulder, and the distance between us vanished.
I need you. I whispered
I will never leave you. She said
This is the conversation almost every couple wants to do from deepest of their heart once in their lifetime. This happened to Paul when he was crying after getting known about his cancer & for the first time. The book “When breath becomes air” is more a poetry of feelings than a book. Writer Paul Kalanithi has written his memoir a wave literally passes through your body multiple times into the book.
There would be few books of which the author died before they could finish.
There would be few books of which author knew that they might not be able to finish the book they are starting
There would be few non-fiction books of which you would not be able to stop yourself seeing the last pages, again and again, to know what happens at last.
There would be few books where you will start feeling empathy with the author.
When Breath Becomes Air is the one. Go for it.