I was diagnosed a year ago and I’m over 40.

I have somehow gotten by by masking (which can lead to a burnout), and various survival mechanisms I had developed in order to cope (such as writing everything down, and having a husband who is my executive function director).

I was able to reference this book once at work.

I was working as a triage nurse and a middle aged lady presents symptoms of upper stomach ache. She said she’d had this symptom before and it turned out to be a heart attack. The (male) doctor had told her that women’s symptoms of MI often present “atypically”.

I said something along the lines of “atypically, what a strange way to say it when we’re half the world’s population”.

She gave me the kindest sisterhood looks I’ve ever received from a stranger.

I loved both. Death In Her Hands, not so much.

Way more important than the average rating, are 3-4 most liked reviews. If those reviews are thoughtful and well put, that’s a really good indication. Or if you don’t want to read reviews before reading the book, just look at the first most liked ratings.

I have loved lots of books with a low average rating. Perhaps the book has something alienating in it, or is mismarketed. But quite often these books have multiple five star ratings as most liked.

Added, thank you.

Sounds really good, thank you for the recommendation

I will never ever, for as long as I live (and I have the memory of a goldfish) forget

Any Man by Amber Tamblyn

Of the ones I finished:

° The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

° Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro

° The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischwili