In gratitude /

In July 2014, Jenny Diski was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer and given "two or three years" to live. She didn't know how to react. All responses felt scripted, as if she were acting out her part. To find the response that felt wholly her own, she had to face the cliches and try...

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Main Author: Diski, Jenny (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
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