{"product_id":"9798992264913","title":"Carrying the Tiger: Living with Cancer, Dying with Grace, Finding Joy While Grieving","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner, GOLD MEDAL, Global Book Awards - Editor's Pick, \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (\"A remarkable odyssey\") - Finalist for the AmericanBookFest Best Book Award - Semi-Finalist for the BookLife Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn inspiring story of love, loss and the courage to keep living fully\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tony Stewart and his wife Lynn learned that she had incurable cancer, they faced an impossible truth: their time together was running out. What followed was an extraordinary journey through fear, heartbreak, and profound grace, as they learned to live fully in the shadow of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarrying the Tiger\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles their final years together with unflinching honesty and deep tenderness. \u003c\/strong\u003eThrough Tony's eyes and excerpts from the posts he wrote to keep friends and family informed, we witness the intimate moments that matter most: hands held across the kitchen table; difficult decisions made with courage and hope; love, laughter and dancing at midnight; and the honor and privilege of being present for Lynn's final breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this memoir doesn't end with Lynn's passing. It continues into the wilderness of grief: the shattering disorientation, the guilt, the slow and uncertain path back toward life. Tony shares what so many of us experience but rarely speak aloud: that healing doesn't mean forgetting, and that opening your heart again doesn't diminish the love you carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're caring for someone with terminal illness, this book walks beside you.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIf you're navigating the aftermath of loss, it offers the comfort of shared experience.\u003c\/strong\u003e And if you're simply wondering how to keep living when everything has changed, these pages remind you that even in darkness, light breaks through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the book Tony wished he'd had. Now it's here for you: honest, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A beautiful and very human love story which breathes an extraordinary generosity of spirit.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Newman, author of \u003cem\u003eTalking with Doctors\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Captures emotions and experiences that will be familiar to anyone who's stood by a loved one facing a cancer diagnosis. But here, too, are quiet moments of joy and triumph; this is a work that will strengthen all who read it.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eKhalid Dar, MD, Oncologist, Mount Sinai Morningside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A remarkable odyssey of learning to 'live fully in the shadow of death.'\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (Editor's Pick)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A masterclass in facing life's hardest moments with grace.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Heart-wrenching... beautifully describes the couple's unique relationship\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Tony Stewart writes with unflinching honesty about love and loss at the deepest level. The book is both devastating and hopeful as we accompany Tony through his wife's diagnosis and illness and his subsequent discovery that joy and grief can live hand in hand.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJessica Fein, author of \u003cem\u003eBreath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West End Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42936920408125,"sku":"9798992264913","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9798992264913_p0.jpg?v=1771591648","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9798992264913","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}