![]() ![]() It is also a love story, as the author felt an almost immediate connection with the man who would soon become her husband and has remained so supportive throughout the pain, the treatments, and the hope. ![]() It’s a genetic strain that has afflicted women in her family for generations, and the memoir expands from a single woman’s treatment into the legacy left by cancer within her blood ties. At age 37, the author was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, which could be arrested through treatment but couldn’t be cured. “I’ve been an artist my whole life,” writes Harrison, “but this is the first time I have felt the need for narrative.” The narrative amplifies the art, as each single-page comic is followed by a short essay with the same title, the words illuminating the theme with greater depth and nuance, the drawings conveying feelings and experiences so powerful that they transcend expression in words. A devastating and inspiring cancer memoir mixing drawings and essays, hope and dread. ![]()
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