Marrow: A Love Story By Elizabeth Lesser ebook 0062367641 9780062367648 Marrow: A Love Story The author of the New York Times bestseller Broken Open returns with a visceral and profound memoir of two sisters who, in the face of a bone marrow transplant—one the donor and one the recipient—begin a quest for acceptance, authenticity, and most of all, love. A mesmerizing and courageous the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life and death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life, Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to oneself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones we love. But when her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far immediate and complex question about what it really means to love—honestly, generously, and authentically. Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant, the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance. They leave the bone marrow transplant up to the doctors, but take on what Lesser calls a soul marrow transplant, examining their family history, having difficult conversations, examining old assumptions, and offering forgiveness until all that is left is love for each other’s true selves. Their process—before, during, and after the transplant—encourages them to take risks of authenticity in other aspects their lives. But life does not follow the storylines we plan for it. Maggie’s body is ultimately too weak to fight the relentless illness. As she and Lesser prepare for the inevitable, they grow ever closer as their shared blood cells become a symbol of the enduring bond they share. Told with suspense and humor, Marrow is joyous and heartbreaking, incandescent and profound. The story reveals how even our most difficult experiences can offer unexpected spiritual growth. Reflecting on the multifaceted nature of love—love of other, love of self, love of the world— Marrow is an unflinching and beautiful memoir about getting to the very center of ourselves.

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Bookish Beck Elizabeth Lesser I don t really have the words to describe how I feel about this book just beautiful and so many things I will take from this Elizabeth Lesser Marrow Maggie has cancer But the moment she is cancer free she needs bone marrow Her sisters bone marrow to be precise This is a deep love story between sisters and giving everything for one another I really enjoyed this but it was sad to read Losing a sister to whom you share a bond with marrow with realising everything you did just wasnt enough I cant even imagine Elizabeth Lesser

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I received an advance readers edition of this book from HarperCollins This memoir explores the connection between the author and her sister Maggie Maggie suffering from cancer receives a bone marrow transfer from her sister Liz Through the process the sisters also work on connecting with and accepting one another sifting through decades of unspoken hurts and misunderstandings that were rooted in their childhood In addition this memoir is the author s personal reflection and advice to her readers on the way to discovering your true self and living an authentic life guided by love Author Elizabeth Lesser Liz grew up the second of four daughters Although having siblings was a joyful and beautiful experience being one of four meant that everyone was assigned a specific role within the family Without advance agreement siblings are assigned a role that can brand one for life Show a tendency in one direction and that becomes who you have to be all the time It can take a lifetime to escape the narrow boundaries of a fixed family identity 20 Maggie s illness gave Liz but also gave all four of the sisters a chance to reconnect and explore those old hurts In the process of trying to physically connect with her sister through the bone marrow transplant Liz attempts to spiritually and emotionally connect with her beyond the hurts and resentments built up over a lifetime Although I liked many of the principles that the author uses to guide her life and her approach to the relationships in her life the focus on what she refers to as woo woo voodoo 184 struck me as cheesy pseudo scientific talk and was hard to buy into For example Lesser goes into therapy with her sister in advance of the bone marrow transplant because she wonders if healing old wounds can affect her body s willingness to accept the cells 75 I didn t buy into the excessive talk about the value of meditation in order to relax into the paradoxical ambiguous wide open unregulated infinite consciousness that some call God and others do not name at all 267 Other talk I had trouble swallowing was her own definition of ADD or authenticity deficit disorder that she argues holds many people back from living fully In many ways this book reads as a self help book or a lecture from the author on living your best life rather than a meditation on her own life to provide an example to her reader Although I could not connect with the author over her meditation chakra soul marrow transplant talk I did identify with her attempt to connect and heal her relationship with her sister but also the way she interacts with everyone in her life I was surprised that her other two sisters figured so little into the story but the ending of this memoir seems to indicate a deeper level of forgiveness and understanding with them as well Lesser is clearly a person of deep personal self reflection and a desire to constantly push herself to a better version of herself Elizabeth Lesser This was a beautiful book Two adult sisters see a therapist to work through old grudges and assumptions they grew up with as part of a slightly dysfunctional family they do this because Liz Lesser the author was a perfect match to give her sister potentially life saving bone marrow in a transplant that could save her sister s life from lymphoma and they don t want anything to stand in the way of success. Marrowz dog chews More people should go to therapy with their siblings as adults There are so many assumptions hurts misunderstandings that get set in childhood and then stick for the rest of our lives Why is it so hard for people to talk about the things that really matter We should all make the effort to learn how to communicate with love it s really not that hard Most people don t learn healthy communication from their parents because their parents didn t know how either So what s wrong with learning in adulthood from a therapist I found this book at The Dollar Tree Elizabeth Lesser When they were in middle age and Lesser s younger sister Maggie had a recurrence of her lymphoma the author was identified as a perfect match to donate bone marrow She charts the ups and downs of Maggie s treatment but also goes deep into their family history parents who rejected the supernatural in reaction to her mother s Christian Science upbringing a quartet of sisters who competed for love and attention and different approaches to life Maggie was a back to the land Vermont farmer nurse and botanical artist while Elizabeth had bucked the trend by moving to New York City and exploring spirituality she co founded the Omega Institute a holistic retreat center. Marowak By including unedited field notes Maggie wrote periodically Lesser recreates the drama and heartache of the cancer journey She also muses a lot about attempts to repair family relationships through honest conversations and therapy Marrow is not just a literal substance but also a metaphor for getting to the heart of what matters in life I expect this memoir will be too New Age y for many readers but I appreciated its insights and the close sister bonds I also loved the deckle edge and Maggie s botanical prints on the endpapers Recommended to fans of Elizabeth Gilbert and Anne Lamott. Marrowz wholesale Originally published on my blog in the face of a bone marrow transplant one the donor and one the recipient begin a quest for acceptance authenticity and most of all love A mesmerizing and courageous the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life and death experience of a bone marrow transplant Throughout her life Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to oneself and at the same time truly connected to the ones we love But when her sister Maggie needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match she faces a far immediate and complex question about what it really means to love honestly generously and authentically Hoping to give Maggie the best chance possible for a successful transplant the sisters dig deep into the marrow of their relationship to clear a path to unconditional acceptance They leave the bone marrow transplant up to the doctors but take on what Lesser calls a soul marrow transplant examining their family history having difficult conversations examining old assumptions and offering forgiveness until all that is left is love for each other s true selves Their process before during and after the transplant encourages them to take risks of authenticity in other aspects their lives But life does not follow the storylines we plan for it Maggie s body is ultimately too weak to fight the relentless illness As she and Lesser prepare for the inevitable they grow ever closer as their shared blood cells become a symbol of the enduring bond they share Told with suspense and humor Marrow is joyous and heartbreaking incandescent and profound The story reveals how even our most difficult experiences can offer unexpected spiritual growth Reflecting on the multifaceted nature of love love of other love of self love of the world Marrow is an unflinching and beautiful memoir about getting to the very center of ourselves Marrow A Love StorySometimes I felt like I was reading my own thoughts but through the story of sisters racing against time to love each other and to love themselves An inspiring memoir Elizabeth Lesser Love story between sisters Honest authentic look at family dynamics and the journey alongside one sister who is dying Elizabeth Lesser is a great writer and this memoir was touching funny sad and inspirational Elizabeth Lesser I was really intrigued by the synopsis for this book and decided to try it out I found Marrow to be both a mix of self help and memoir But at its heart it is a beautiful tribute to the author s sister and their relationship It s always hard to critique someone s writings of their personal experience though In the end I loved parts and didn t like others. Marrow ebookee My favorite parts of the book were the snippets from Maggie s journal and writings The peek into her thoughts were compelling and I would have loved to read The parts of the book that I tended to skim over were when the book started to feel like a self help book Those kind of dragged for me But then I m not really into self help Of course this is a hard book to read Not hard as in big words or understanding Hard as in heartbreaking and bittersweet Having lost a friend to cancer I found the book hit close to home At the same time it brought up fond memories of my friend and made me glad I got to say goodbye in the end. Marrow app I would recommend this book to anyone really Any reader can find something to connect with in this journey between two sisters I am glad that the author shared their story with the world Elizabeth Lesser This was not at all the book I thought I signed up for I was expecting a fiction about sister love and cancer False I did not read the cover too thoroughly I guess This was a self help book framed around two sisters and their experience when one of them had cancer and the other the author donated her bone marrow to her The self help style and language just is not my thing I should have turned it into a drinking game the number of times marrow of the soul came up I started skimming through or skipping chapters that were purely self help slash Greek mythology quotes and read only the chapters related to Maggie and Liz and their experience I did appreciate the chapters about their therapist sessions where they learned to listen to eachother and forgive the past But I wasn t buying into the soul transplant thing going on Overall I liked reading about the four sisters and growing up and could appreciate the lessons in communication and acceptance but not enough to warrant the repetitive mantra and endless quotations through this book Elizabeth Lesser This book was not what I was expecting I was hoping for a story about two sisters but instead it was a lost of self reflection for the author To be honest I skimmed some sections as I wanted to be done Elizabeth Lesser .