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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Before I Say Goodbye: Recollections and Observations from One Woman's Final Yearby Ruth Picardie
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:By turns humorous and heart-rending, an unforgettable account of a young woman's spiritual triumphs over breast cancer in the last year of her life Ruth Picardie was only thirty-three when she died, a month after her twins' second birthday and just under a year after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. For Ruth, a journalist, it seemed natural to write about her illness. She published only five columns for Observer Life magazine before she became too sick to continue, but her moving, funny, and very human account drew a huge response from readers all over England. Before I Say Goodbye juxtaposes these columns with correspondence from readers, e-mails to her friends, letters to her children, and reflections by her husband and her sister. The result is a courageous and moving book, entirely devoid of self-pity, that celebrates the triumph of a brave and wonderful woman's spirit. An international bestseller in England, Picardie's sobering yet ultimately life-affirming book is destined to become a classic. Review:"...Picardie and her correspondents are full of fear and fury, yes, but fuller still of compassion, courage, wit..." The Times (London) Review:"...This is not a book to enjoy, but it is a book which cannot fail to move you." Oban Times Review:"Brave, funny, honest and beautifully structured." The Sunday Times (London) Review:"This young woman with her brittle flippancy and Bridget Jones concerns is a columnist always on duty..." Hilary Mantel, Sunday Telegraph Review:"[It] has left me with a new perspective. Now I figure 'So what if the washing waits until tomorrow?'" The Irish Times Review:"Picardie...is anarchic and quicksilver feminine....Even as death edges grimly closer...her writing never loses its beautiful dancing lightness..." Daily Telegraph Review:"Heart-wrenching....Dazzlingly witty, lucid." The Guardian Review:"Absolutely unexpected in its force and wit. Ruth Picardie rises up, shimmering, from every page." Katherine Russell Rich, author of The Red Devil Review:"Painful..., but quite impossible to put down — you will finish this roller coaster of a book in one sitting." Financial Times Review:"A brave, sad, funny and enormously significant book." The Independent (London) Review:"A wonderful, funny, heartbreaking account by one of the all-time great women." Helen Fielding, author of Bridget Jones's Diary Synopsis:In the last year of her life, Ruth Picardie, stricken with breast cancer, wrote five personal columns for Observer Life that touched readers all over England. In this uplifting tribute to the enduring spirit, those columns are juxtaposed with letters and e-mail she received and wrote to friends and family. About the AuthorRuth Picardie was raised and educated in London, Oxford, and Cardiff, England. She studied social anthropology at Cambridge University. After graduation, she worked as an editor and freelance writer for numerous magazines and newspapers. A happily married mother of twins, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age thirty-two. She died in September of 1997. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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