One of the things I like best in a book is resilience. It is in abundance in Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals the Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor. Fechtor poignantly describes her recovery from a burst brain aneurysm. She dwells not on the bad days or difficulties, but on taking each day as it comes and forging ahead. Life is filled with roadblocks and difficulties for all of us. The quality of our lives depends on how we respond to these occurrences and how do or do not let them define us. Fechtor lets the aneurysm and subsequent surgeries (and problems) define her only in terms of how she can recover and how she can make the best of it. This leads her back to the kitchen where she felt most at home and where she begins to write about her experiences. Each chapter ends with a recipe relevant to the subject or person contained therein. After I finished to book, I felt like I was one of her friends and was invited to her place for dinner. This is one of the best books I've ever read. Highly recommended.
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