Two Women Walk into a Bar

Two Women Walk into a Bar

Cheryl Strayed

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Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things , finds humor and connection in a poignant short memoir about love, family secrets, and reconciliation. Twenty-one years after Cheryl Strayed set off on the Pacific Crest Trail to heal from the death of her beloved mother, Cheryl’s mother-in-law, Joan, is given weeks to live. As she and her husband help see Joan through her final days, Cheryl reckons with their complicated relationship, determined to connect with a woman who both showed her love and (sometimes hilariously) held her at a distance. Cheryl reflects on their two decades together as she comes to a deeper understanding of the secrets and sorrows in Joan’s complicated past. At Joan’s bedside, it’s time to contemplate the challenges they’ve faced, to accept their differences, and to find some healing in goodbye.


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    Apr 20, 2025
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    This was a story about a women's relationship with her mother in law who is sick. She is about to die and the woman is recapping how she met her. She says that she decided to love her like a mother because she lost her mother and her mother in law saw a lot of the things her mother didn't get to see.

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