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295 pp.
| Dutton |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-0-525-42624-0$17.99
(4)
YA
"So much of what I thought was me was really the tumor...Now I can get better. Only what if I can't?" Many of Smith's psychological and physical diagnoses, recounted in this memoir, can be attributed to a near-fatal brain tumor--but that fact offers no easy solutions. Short, engaging vignettes, though sometimes thin on detail, cover lots of ground.