Survivor Song tells the story of a rabies-like epidemic through the lens of a friendship between the very-pregnant-and-freshly-bitten Natalie, and the fiercely-independent-and-protective-pediatrician Ramola. Natalie and Ramola have been friends since their days in college, and I found this to be a touching and realistic portrayal of a friendship forged in late-night chats over wine and cheese boards – a friendship that changes slowly as the women grow up and discover more about themselves, and then rapidly as the story progresses. In the opening pages of […]