Debbie Legault

Mom...It's Cancer Debbie Legault

"Thank you for writing this book for me" and "This book changed my life" are just two reader reactions to "Mom... It's Cancer: They all said she was much too young. They were all very wrong". This story is written from a mother's perspective and is a powerful portrait of a mother and daughter weathering the darkest of storms. What shines through is the strikingly honest observations and the author's ability to convey an accumulation of details that form a shattering whole. The heart of this book is that "Cancer changes people, and cancer also changes the people supporting the people who have cancer," The author isn't the first to write on the subject and she certainly won't be the last but far too often memoirs like hers feel like they are beating us over the head with intimate moments that are meant to put lumps in our throats but instead end with a result of the reader feeling numb. This most definitely isn't the case with "Mom... It's Cancer: They all said she was much too young. They were all very wrong" Brimming with wit, melancholia and laughs this book is a spectacular delivery of tears, fears, love and laughter. A singular story that will strike a very personal note with women around the globe who have been diagnosed with breast cancer whilst finding common ground with a wider audience who have been afflicted by cancer in its differing and devastating manifestations.