Why I Wore Lipstick: To My Mastectomy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312334468)

THE BASIS FOR THE 2006 LIFETIME ORIGINAL MOVIE!

"Her book's catchy title belies its substantial content: this is an honest, perceptive memoir from a feisty survivor who's willing to discuss every detail, like getting sick in cabs during chemo treatments, baldness and sex. " - Publishers Weekly

Having recently graduated from Columbia Journalism School and landed her dream job at 20/20, the last thing 27-year-old Geralyn expects to hear is a breast cancer diagnosis. And there is one part of the diagnosis that no one will discuss with her: what it means to be a young girl with cancer in a beauty-obsessed culture. Trying to find herself, while losing her vibrancy and her looks, Geralyn embarks on a road to self-acceptance that will inspire all women. Although her book is explicitly about a period of time where she was driven by fear and uncertainty about the future, Geralyn managed a transformation that will encourage all women under siege to discover their own courage and beauty.

The important and outrageous lessons of Why I Wore Lipstick come fast and furious with the same gusto that Geralyn has learned to bring to every moment of her life.

Author: Geralyn Lucas
ISBN-10: 031233446X
ISBN-13: 9780312334468
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2005
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 64