Synopses & Reviews
"IF SHE DIES, I'll die," are the words 15-year-old Mia Perlman writes in her journal the night her mother is diagnosed with cancer. Nine days later, Mia's mother is dead, and Mia, her older sister, and her father must find a way to live on in the face of sudden, unfathomable loss. But even in grief, there is the chance for new beginnings in this poignant, funny, and hopeful novel.
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"Black humor, pitch-perfect detail, and compelling characters make this a terrific read, despite the pain that permeates every superbly written page." School Library Journal
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"Cures for Heartbreak is a sad, funny, smart, endlessly poignant novel....It made me feel grateful for my life, for my family, and above all for the world that brings us gifts like the gift of Margo Rabb." Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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"[F]ull of sadness, humor, and quirky details that ring completely true. I thoroughly enjoyed it." Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep
Synopsis
"IF SHE DIES, I'll die," are the words 15-year-old Mia Perlman writes in her journal the night her mother is diagnosed with cancer. Nine days later, Mia's mother is dead, and Mia, her older sister, and her father must find a way to live on in the face of sudden, unfathomable loss. But even in grief, there is the chance for new beginnings in this poignant, funny, and hopeful novel.
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As she navigates adolescence, ninth-grader Mia must deal with her mother' s recent death and her father's illness while she searches for friendship and love in the world around her.
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Knowing that her mother has cancer, fifteen-year-old Mia finds it nearly impossible to contemplate a life without her in it, but when her mother dies, Mia is comforted by her remaining family and begins to learn that life must go on despite the great loss they have all experienced.
About the Author
Margo Rabb grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Brooklyn. Her stories have been broadcast on National Public Radio, and have been published in the Atlantic Monthly, Zoetrope, Seventeen, Best New American Voices, New England Review, and elsewhere.