Service95 Recommends is the home of the books we love and reviews from our contributors. Lives Other Than My Own (also known as Other Lives But Mine) by Emmanuel Carrère tells the story of two families, shattered and then restored.
What Guadalupe Nettel Says: “A brilliant, sensitive and intelligent non-fiction novel, the first part of which recounts the author’s experience in Sri Lanka during the days following the 2004 tsunami and how witnessing the tragedy of others up close transformed his life. The second part touches on the issue of cancer in young people and how this disease can give meaning to a life, a friendship and a family.”
What They Say: “Carrère has produced an achingly beautiful, wholly unforgettable portrait of lives racked by tragedy and redeemed by love.” – Caroline Weber
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