When Tony Stewart's wife Lynn is diagnosed with cancer, he is thrust into a world of uncertainty, fear and life-threatening challenges. Together Tony and Lynn confront mortality with grace, humor, and unwavering love. Then, after Lynn's passing, Tony journeys through grief—not to escape it, but to honor it—and slowly opens his heart to healing.

Carrying the Tiger is both a love letter and a guide for anyone walking beside illness or loss. As Tony describes his experiences during those years, he also reflects on their meaning: How can one feel tenderness and joy in the midst of shattering grief? What does it mean to live and love with one's whole heart, regardless of the outcome?

Poignant, heartrending, and ultimately hopeful, Carrying the Tiger is for anyone seeking comfort in discomfort and a new perspective on life. In the darkest of places, it finds moments of light—and teaches us how to live fully, even while letting go.

"A remarkable odyssey" - Publishers Weekly Editor's Pick

"A beautiful and very human love story which breathes an extraordinary generosity of spirit." - David Newman, author of Talking with Doctors

"This book gave me such profound insight into life after a cancer diagnosis. Lynn's resilience was incredibly motivational. Her spirit and bravery stayed with me long after I closed the final page." - Clockwork Chapters (Priya), on Instagram and Goodreads

"Your book helped me transition through the painful loss of my best friend and then my brother and his wife. I know it will touch many others in a profound way." - Gail Dahl

"This is a work that will strengthen all who read it." - Khalid Dar, MD, Oncologist, Mount Sinai Morningside

"Being a caregiver is all-consuming, beautiful, and impossible, and Tony shares it all with the reader. The book is both devastating and hopeful as we accompany Tony through his wife's diagnosis and illness and his subsequent discovery that joy and grief can live hand in hand." — Jessica Fein, author of Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes

"It felt like a privilege to be invited into Tony's thoughts and to read the posts written in real time... I found myself completely immersed, unable to put it down." - ee.85.w (Erica), on Instagram and Goodreads

"This memoir will stay with me for a long time." - The.book.nerd.fox (Stephanie), on Instagram