Posts tagged

"Cancer "

November 3, 2012

Finding Oneself in a Foreign Land: Susan Conley’s The Foremost Good Fortune

In her absorbing memoir, Susan Conley offers reflections on world travel, motherhood, and her journey of recovery and self-discovery.

August 31, 2012

A Rediscovery of the Joy of Life: Eloisa James’ Paris in Love

Ever want to escape it all and run away to Paris? Eloise James took one year and did just that. In her new memoir, she shares her rejuvenating and trying experiences in the City of Light.

August 8, 2012

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: Excerpt

About This Book: Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells — taken without her knowledge — became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first “immortal” human cells grown in [...]

May 14, 2012

One Woman’s Miraculous Gift: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

This true account is a beautifully woven dual narrative that juxtaposes the life of Henrietta Lacks with the science surrounding her immortal HeLa cells and their consequent impact on the medical world.

December 17, 2011

Let’s Take the Long Way Home: Gail Caldwell on Friendship and Loss

It is a question book lovers ask each other often: “What book has changed your life?” The answer, of course, changes with age and with life experience. For me that book has been Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell’s Let’s Take the Long Way Home.