When My World Was Very Small: A Memoir of Family, Food, Cancer and My Couch
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307358178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Beautifully written and very moving This book was outstanding. While much of the book focuses on the author's ultimately successful battle with breast cancer, it is far from being just a "cancer memoir". It is a beautifully written, vivid and inspiring memoir of a woman with a very full life, the devastating effects that breast cancer and its treatment had on her, and the many ways in which a whole community of dedicated friends and family helped her to cope and ultimately emerge with renewed s
Brazen and irreverent, Ruth tells us that socks, no matter how luxurious, are not a cancer present. That no number of crystal-waving shamans can beat the healing power of good food, good friends and a raucous night on the town. But for Rakoff, a life without laughter is not worth living. In the whirlwind of life with three young sons, an active member in her tight-knit community, Ruth Rakoff felt in supreme control of her wide world. There is no sugarcoating of either the physical or emotional pain of dealing with the disease or the effects of the poisons used to combat it. But when a routine mammogram revealed a tumor, that world rapidly shrunk down to the size of one breast. And so begins the journey of biopsy, surgery, chemotherapy, all accompanied by tidal waves of anxiety and grief: how to tell the children? Should she consider having a healthy breast removed, in case the cancer returns? Will food ever taste good again? Amid all the worry and c
"Laughter and crying are known to be close cousins, but Ruth Rakoff turns them into conjoined twins. But this is more than an illness memoir. Candid, harrowing and hilarious, When My World Was Very Smallis a remarkable account of one woman’s cancer journey, and a powerful love letter to the family and friends who accompanied her."— Bill Richardson, author of Old Father William’s Well-Ordered Universe"Ruth Rakoff’s courage, understanding and humour is on every page of this brilliant account of her journey through Cancerland. The writer weaves her past, skillfully and harmoniously, in with her present so that we get a sense of the whole person—not just the sick person.” — The Gazette. She has guts, she has humor rivaling a Tina Fey or a cleaner Sarah Silverman, and the richness of her storytelling made me long for her next book."— Judith Thompson, playwright, O.O.C., author of
Currently she is working on her first novel. . She lives in Toronto, where she cooks dinner every night for her husband and three sons. RUTH RAKOFF was born in Montreal. She has had many careers, filled countless volunteer roles and dabbled in many of the arts