Losing My Sister by Judy Goldman 616.994 Gol

        This memoir is very readable and very sad.  At the beginning of the book Judy is telling about the bonds of sisters and how close her mother and aunts were.  Judy also has a sister, Brenda.  They were close.  I thought this was going to be a very syrupy book. Then life interrupted their bond.  Their mother was diagnosed with Alzheimers and their father with colon cancer.  Cracks began to appear in their relationship and they became estranged.  After losing the last parent they reconciled.  Ten years later they both discovered lumps in their breasts.  When Brenda's cancer comes back there are more misunderstandings and conflicts.  It is a very real story and there are parts of the book to which everyone can relate - unless you are living the perfect life!  If you like memoirs this is a good one.