My One-Night Stand With Cancer: A Memoir

by Tania Katan

Paperback, 2005

Status

Available

Publication

Alyson Books (2005), 208 pages

Description

When Tania Katan was 21 years old she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She survived, minus a breast. Exactly 10 years later it happened again. Her memoir, loaded with rage and blistering humour, tells of an unforgettable account of living through two bouts with death.

User reviews

LibraryThing member SparklieSunShine
This book was cute. It was funny and sad and strange. In some respects I didn’t like the way the author spoke or thought about things and the way she stayed with someone who she didn’t like in the first place just seemed stupid. However by the end of the book I was entranced and I did not want
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LibraryThing member nilchance
Funny and quick-moving memoir.

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 2005)
Publishing Triangle Awards (Finalist — Judy Grahn Award for Lesbian Nonfiction — 2006)
Stonewall Book Award (Honor Book — Non-Fiction — 2006)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

208 p.; 5.3 inches

ISBN

1555838901 / 9781555838904

Local notes

autobiography
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