INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In a rare window into some of her life's pivotal moments, Melinda French Gates draws from previously untold stories to offer a new perspective on encountering transitions. ' D]eeply personal... Melinda French Gates] takes readers inside the moments that have defined her -- becoming a mother, grieving the loss of one of her best friends, and grappling with the hard-earned lessons of philanthropy.' --NPR 'You don't get to be my age without navigating all kinds of transitions. Some you embraced and some you never expected. Some you hoped for and some you fought as hard as you could.' - Melinda French Gates Transitions are moments in which we step out of our familiar surroundings and into a new landscape--a space that, for many people, is shadowed by confusion, fear, and indecision. The Next Day accompanies readers as they cross that space, offering guidance on how to make the most of the time between an ending and a new beginning and how to move forward