The I Index

The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss, and Survival

Maybe someday

45

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

73/100

Critics

17/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Bozoma Saint John

Publisher:

Viking

Date:

February 21, 2023

When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter Saint John, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life with urgency. She takes readers through the numbing days of grief, and the courage which it sparked in her to live life in accordance with her values.

What The Reviewers Say

Carla Jean Whitley,
BookPage
An unflinching examination of Saint John’s experiences as a Black woman, the difficulties that almost ended her marriage and the love she and her husband clung to in his final days..

Kirkus
Tender and fierce, this book explores loss, interracial love, and the complexity of human emotion with humility, candor, and grace. An intimately revealing and moving memoir..

Publishers Weekly
Saint John’s forthright approach and reliance on her spirituality are inspiring. Readers will be touched by this heartfelt message of hope..