{"product_id":"butt-cancer-lisa-barlin-9781764160704","title":"But(t), cancer: A Memoir of Loss and Gain","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'GOBSMACKED'\u003c\/strong\u003eOne word from her doctor mid-colonoscopy turned Lisa Barlin's world on its head. Waking to the unexpected diagnosis of bowel cancer at forty, this is a detour through brutal cancer treatments, careers interrupted, and how one-woman faces (faeces!) the prospect of 'pooping' in public.Offering a reflection on growing up in a large Catholic family in Canberra, Australia, in the 80s and 90s, through law school, marriage and motherhood, this is a tender love letter to all the broken pieces that make a family whole.\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is the best friend for anyone with cancer, surviving cancer, or supporting a loved one through the disease.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTold with sensitivity, striking honesty and humour, prepare to be heartened, to cry, to chuckle, and above all, to witness the alchemy that turns life's unexpected 'But(t)s' into gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Barlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1764160703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764160704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Major Palmerston Press Pty Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Lisa Barlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546500534527,"sku":"9781764160704","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/butt-cancer-lisa-barlin-9781764160704","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}