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A New York Times Notable Book
“Grealy has turned her misfortune into a book that is engaging and engrossing, a story of grace as well as cruelty, and a demonstration of her own wit and style and class.”—Washington Post Book World
“It is impossible to read Autobiography of a Face without having your consciousness raised forever.” – Mirabella
In this celebrated memoir and exploration of identity, cancer transforms the author’s face, childhood, and the rest of her life.
At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. It took her twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty years of reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance. In this lyrical and strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. She captures what it is like as a child and a young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.
Publisher : Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (September 13, 2016)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 0544837398
ISBN-13 : 978-0544837393
Lexile measure : 1110L
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 0.65 x 8 inches
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Customers find the writing compelling, powerful, and effortless. They also describe the storyline as poignant and the capacity for great inner strength shines through. Readers describe the book as well written, engaging, and understandable. Opinions are mixed on the emotional tone, with some finding it touching and others sad.
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