You were right, I was wrong. Thank you.

Our theme for the April meeting will be Biography. I hate biographies and I made this very clear at January's meeting. I have tried to read several and hated every one of them. I whined and complained and wanted to change the theme. But no, you all wouldn't let me out of it. Instead you recommended Unbearable Lightness by Portia DeRossi.

I am so glad that peer pressure made me read this book. It was difficult to read, but even more difficult to put down. It was one of those books that made me wish my insomnia was back so I could spend more time reading it. With most books, even biographies and memoirs that I have read in the past, there is a separation between the author and the reader. I get to know the characters, and the author professionally, rather than the author as a human being. That's why I usually like audio books better than print books because I like the feeling of someone telling me a story. While reading the print version of this book I felt like Portia was right there with me and talking to me. I was constantly surprised each time I closed the book to find myself back in my own life.

Thank you dear friends for pushing me outside my comfort zone, and thank you Portia for writing this book. You have given readers the very special gift of sharing a part of yourself, and nothing could ever be more valuable.