What I Learned - The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre
A really different read - an author is dying and has months to tell the most important story she's ever told. Not only a beautiful insight into the art of story telling, but a heart-achingly gut-wrenching story of family life and what happens when it breaks. What I Learned: This is one of the best descriptions of first love I have ever read, really hits the mark - and to be totally honest, made me a little bit nostalgic for this feeling, rather than the sense of impending doom relationships bring to me now! I think this is especially true when you consistently lie to yourself...you lose sight of what the reality really is. Love this quote, and I would like to believe that this is what all great story-tellers feel, and that it is this quality that sets them apart from the mediocre. #relationship goals!!! How amazing would it be to find that person that loves your quirks! That special person exists - but ...