"The Middle Place" by Kelly Corrigan was a suggested read by my book club, and I'm so grateful for the group of women who share reading as a passion with myself and others!  This is a biography written by a funny, self-effacing, proud and brave writer who found herself battling breast cancer at the same time as her beloved Daddy was battling prostrate/bladder/whatever can take down an optimistic Catholic/Irish cancer (here's a hint, the cancer tries to star, but doesn't have a chance against these great characters!)

Kelly Corrigan writes directly from her heart, she is so entirely honest with...