Sample Saturday is when I wade through the eleventy billion samples I have downloaded on my Kindle. I’m slowly chipping away and deciding whether it’s buy or bye. This week, three new(ish) memoirs that have caught my eye.

The Invisible Kingdom by Meghan O’Rourke

Summary: A silent epidemic of chronic illnesses afflicts millions of Americans – diseases that are poorly understood, frequently marginalised, and can go undiagnosed and unrecognised altogether. O’Rourke investigates, and tells of her own experience.

I’m thinking: Maybe (have read a few chronic-illness-memoirs of late).

Foreverland by Heather Havrilesky

Summary: If falling in love is the peak of human experience, then marriage is the slow descent down that mountain, on a trail built from conflict, compromise, and nagging doubts. Havrilesky illustrates the delights and aggravations of her marriage, from meeting her one true love to learning just how much energy is required to keep that love aflame.

I’m thinking: No.

The Beauty of Dusk by Frank Bruni

Summary: One morning in late 2017, Bruni woke up with strangely blurred vision. Overnight, a rare stroke had cut off blood to one of his optic nerves, rendering him functionally blind in that eye. He soon learned that the same disorder could ravage his left eye, too. Bruni recounts his adjustment to his new reality.

I’m thinking: Yes.