Being Human

What happens when the love that gives your life meaning is suddenly gone?

Being Human is an unforgettable memoir of love, grief, resilience and the search for meaning after devastating loss.

When Chris Johns loses his wife Christina to an aggressive brain tumour, his world collapses. Yet this is far more than a story about bereavement. It is the remarkable journey of two people whose lives repeatedly crossed before they finally found each other again, discovering a relationship that transformed them both.

Moving between childhood memories, family history, medicine, philosophy, friendship and the final months of terminal illness, Chris reflects on what it truly means to love another person and how that love continues after death.

Written with honesty, intelligence and emotional courage, Being Human explores caregiving, marriage, mortality, identity, memory and the enduring power of human connection. It asks profound questions about why we love, why we suffer, and how we continue living when the person who gave life its meaning is no longer beside us.

Perfect for readers of deeply personal memoirs, reflective life writing and books exploring grief, resilience, compassion and the human condition, Being Human is ultimately a celebration of love that refuses to end.