Review
`Anger, fear and loneliness were just some of the emotions experienced during this time but Lisa found writing about her experience cathartic. This moving and searingly honest account of her battle is outstanding.' -- The Sun
`With a talent for profanity that would make Billy Connolly blush, Lisa reveals the highs, the lows, the laughs and the absolutely terrifying moments she faced...effing brilliant' -- Daily Record
Tom Hardy: `An amazing book and blog about the author's journey through breast cancer. My fiancée (actress Charlotte Riley) and I are turning it into a BBC film. I'm looking forward to working on such a wonderful story' -- Observer Magazine
`In this compelling book, Lisa tells her story with incredible honesty, emotion and humour. This real-life account of her fight with the Big C is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and put your own troubles into perspective' - 5 STARS -- Closer
Book Description
Product Description
'Carrie Bradshaw fell in Dior, I fell in Debenhams. It was May 2008, and it was spectacular. Uncomfortable heels + slippy floor + head turned by a cocktail dress = thwack. Arms stretched overhead, teeth cracking on floor tiles, chest and knees breaking the fall. It was theatrical, exaggerated, a perfect 6.0. And it was Significant Moment #1 in discovering that I had grade-three breast cancer.'
The last thing Lisa Lynch had expected to put on her 'things to do before you're 30' list was beating breast cancer, but them's the breaks. So with her life on hold, and her mind close to capacity with unspoken fears, questions and emotions, she turned to her Mac and started blogging about the frustrating, life-altering, sheer pain-in-the-arse inconvenience of getting breast cancer at the age of 28.
The C-Word is an unflinchingly honest and darkly humorous account of Lisa's battle with The Bullshit, as she came to call it. From the good days when she could almost pretend it wasn't happening, to the bad days, when she couldn't bear to wake up, Lisa's story is emotional, heartbreaking and often hilarious. The C-Word will make you laugh and cry, and ultimately reaffirm your faith in life.
From the Back Cover
'The frustrating, life-altering, sheer bloody pain-in-the-arse inconvenience of getting breast cancer at 28' laid bare.
What do you do when you discover you have advanced breast cancer in your twenties? Well, after throwing more than a few (justified) tantrums, dissolving over the prospect of losing your hair and saying goodbye to your left boob, you might just blog about it. Well, you certainly do if you've a gob as big as Lisa's.
The last thing Lisa had expected to cross off her 'things to do before you're 30' list was beating breast cancer, but that's what she's stuck doing. So while she had to park her life, blogging about dealing with the crap of cancer became an outlet that helped her to cope and keep friends and family updated.
Lisa's raw emotion and dark humour combined to make for very compelling reading. And now, in this brilliant, brave and insightful book, Lisa tells her whole story as it really was. Whatever you face in life, whatever the curveball you've been dealt, reading this will make you laugh, cry and feel hopeful again.
'A treasure trove of keen insight, coping strategies ... and uplifting slices-of-life.' Telegraph
About the Author
Lisa Lynch is a journalist and magazine editor. At the age of 28, while editing her second interiors title, Lisa discovered a lump in her breast - a lump that spawned not just cancer, but a blog (www.alrighttit.com), this book and a writing career. Talk about milking it.
Follow the blog at www.alrighttit.com
www.lisalynch.co.uk
