Truth and Beauty

"Truth and Beauty" is a book about two friends and their life journey. They were no ordinary best friends. The author, Ann Patchet, and her best friend, Lucy Grealy, were soul mates. One thing that they had in common was the passion to write. Lucy had a bit of a struggle keeping up with her book deadlines because of the constant surgeries for her cancer in her jaw. These two friends shared and did everything together. They suffered through each other's downs, and embraced the other's ups. Throughout Lucy's 39 surgeries, Ann was always there for her. Nothing was more important to them than each other. 

They struggled to become the famous writers that they had always wanted to become, but soon enough their wish had come true. Lucy's most famous book is "The Autobiography of a Face". Ann talks only good things about it in "Truth and Beauty". In Ann's book, I got to experience the stress and suffering that Lucy and Ann went through together in order for their dreams to come true. These dreams seemed too far away because of Lucy's cancer. Throughout their lives, they kept each other strong; even in their weakest moments. Towards  the end of the book, Lucy experiences some troubles with drugs, which eventually lead to her death in the last chapter. This book taught me a lot about not only true friendship, but also to strive for something that is truly important to you. Whether it is becoming a published writer, or to find a friend like Ann found Lucy to share their lives with.