The Story of Us
“The text immediately grabs one from the first page.”
Cecilia Tibell is not only a fantastic integrative doctor but also a writer (and music nerd).
"The Story of Us" is a very intense, passionate and naked love story. The plot revolves around two friends who have been secretly in love with each other for many years. The book alternates between his and her perspective of the same events, and each chapter begins with song lyrics that tie into and reinforce the story.
The text immediately grabs one from the first page. Made me feel all of it — extremely strong, raw, beautiful and occasionally complicated. But it is also about vulnerability, and how love can heal.
Already in the foreword, something in me was awakened that disappeared when I got sick and that I had been looking for for 27 years. That strong zest for life and the intense, positive feelings that I completely lost slowly and quietly began to pop up. Little by little. They are still in there somewhere, and I think the book may have helped me start to remember what they felt like — and that I want to feel them. It reminded me that I have to find more ways to look for them.
Thank you, Cecilia, for making me start to recognise myself.
If you want to read a gripping and intense love story, I can highly recommend "The Story of Us".
kathult · Reader review