My One-Night Stand With Cancer: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555838901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tania Katan is a playwrite and stand up comic living in Los Angeles.
"Can't say enough5 stars doesn't come close!" according to flowergirl. As a woman, as a writer, as a lesbian, and having gone through a portion of the cancer drama that Tania Katan hasthis book was relatable cover to cover. Her journal-style descriptions read like my own internal monologue making me laugh out loud repeatedly, and feel her emotions entirely. Her earnest and comical approach is refreshing and add. A funny book about cancer? This is Tania Katan's own story and she tells it with a wonderful balance of frankness, humor, and tenderness. Katan comes off as a "whole" person in her writings, which isn't something we often see with lesbian 'characters.' She's not just a lesbian or a cancer patient, but also a daughter, sister, lover, friend, coworker, student, etc. A g. "Didn't want to put it down" according to Sakeeq. As a fanatic reader, I've been looking for stories that are more than just one letter after the other on pages in a book. I have to say that while reading this book, even with the seriousness of the subject matter, I felt as though I was a close friend and confidante of the author. She allowed me to remember with her, while sharing some laug
Her memoir, loaded with rage and blistering humor, tells the tale of living through two bouts with death and is woven through with stories of picking up women while bald, coping with her supportive but neurotic family, running in two 10K races, and pledging to never ever date a psychotic woman again. When Tania Katan was 21 years old she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Exactly 10 years later it happened again. An unforgettable account of survival.Tania Katan’s plays have been seen at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Circle Repertory Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, Pacific Residence Theatre, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Theatre of NOTE.. She survived, minus a breast. By age 31 Katan was a two-time b
With lymph nodes negative and outlook positive despite lightning striking twice, this 10K runner shows great spirit and strength. Whitney ScottCopyright © American Library Association. When a girlfriend found a lump on her breast, Katan calmed her nerves at the breast clinic by pretending she was a rock star and completing the intake form by indicating lesbian sex as her preferred form of birth control. The disease recurred 10 years later, but she survived to prove, perhaps, that laughter is in fact the best medicine. In any event, the Jewish l