![]() ![]() Seventeen discrete encounters with Maggie at different ages, in different locations, reveal a whole life in a series of tense, visceral snapshots. And, most terrifying of all, an ongoing, daily struggle to protect her daughter–for whom this book was written–from a condition that leaves her unimaginably vulnerable to life’s myriad dangers. An encounter with a disturbed man on a remote path. A teenage yearning to escape that nearly ended in disaster. ![]() The childhood illness that left her bedridden for a year, which she was not expected to survive. I Am, I Am, I Am is Maggie O’Farrell’s astonishing memoir of the near-death experiences that have punctuated and defined her life. We are never closer to life than when we brush up against the possibility of death. ![]() ![]() I might even go so far as to say I think every woman should read Maggie’s story because there’s something for pretty much everyone to relate to. I am so glad I prioritized reading this in my summer TBR because this book was incredibly fascinating and eye-opening. I grabbed a paperback ARC of this memoir back in January before I went back to school, so I couldn’t get around to reading it until this summer. ![]()
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