C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too

C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too

by JohnDiamond (Author)

Synopsis

Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was, in fact, cancerous. Suddenly, this man who'd until this point been one of the world's greatest hypochondriacs, was genuinely faced with mortality. And what he saw scared the wits out of him. Out of necessity, he wrote about his feelings in his TIMES column and the response was staggering. Mailbag followed Diamond's story of life with, and without, a lump - the humiliations, the ridiculous bits, the funny bits, the tearful bits. It's compelling, profound, witty, in the mould of THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Vermilion
Published: 08 Apr 1999

ISBN 10: 0091816653
ISBN 13: 9780091816650
Book Overview: The witty but compelling story of one man's view of his cancer and its treatment which became an instant bestseller on its publication.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 1999.

Author Bio
John Diamond died on March 1st 2001. He was one of Britain's most prolific journalists, columnists and broadcasters, having worked for most of the national papers and presented numerous radio and television series. He was married to Nigella Lawson, with whom he had two children.