In Search of Silence

Last year, I read Paul Kalanithi's 'When breath becomes air' and loved it. It was heartbreaking, yet uplifting and thought provoking. It is the kind of book I will re-read parts of every few years. This isn't a review of that book, but I picked up Bell's 'In search of silence' expecting it to be sim......more

Beautiful A stunning book - I read and re-read passage after passage and even highlighted the ones that resonated with me the most. Poorna is so right on in so many ways and speaks so openly you feel a real connection to her words. Loved it - grateful for it too.......more

such a beautiful book......more

I bought this book after seeing Poorna Bell on a panel about loss and addiction at a Literary Festival this summer. She was poignant and cool. I was compelled to buy the book because of her authenticity, strength, and emotion. Her writing did not disappoint. The colorful descriptors draw you into he......more

It is unfair to 'review' someone's account of grief and recovery - a range of huge emotions, an intensely personal and brave journey - so let that be the disclaimer for what follows, which is simply an evaluation of how she recounted this journey for the reader. Bell is clearly a very empathetic, hon......more