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Cancer Vixen: A True Story (Pantheon Graphic Novels)

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The groundbreaking graphic memoir that inspires breast cancer patients to fight backand do so with style.

“What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds . . . a lump in her breast?” That’s the question that sets this powerful, funny, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, in the long run triumphant bout with breast cancer—from diagnosis to cure, and each challenging step in between.

•One of Time’s top ten graphic novels of the year
•Slate.com’s medical book of the year
•Some of the Wall Street Journal’s five best books on living with illness
•Finalist, Books for a Better Life
•Finalist, National Cartoonists Society Graphic Novel of the Year

“Powerful . . . A vibrant, neon chronicle with a lot of atti­tude . . . A triumph of imagination and spirit.”
Los Angeles Times

“Ebullient . . . Visually invigorating and unflinching.”
The New York Times Book Review

“Irresistibly authentic . . . These words and pictures convey humility and humanity with witty grace and heartfelt power.”
The Miami Herald

“Funny, eye-opening, moving.”
Time
Cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto’s graphic memoir about her battle with breast cancer is as bold, vibrant, and brave as she is–pumped full of color, the story leaps off the page and into your heart. Poignant and funny, this inspiring story is made the entire more powerful by Marchetto’s cartoons. Lucky for us, Marchetto agreed to create a Caricature just for Amazon.com customers. Take a look at her strip below. –Daphne Durham


Amazon.com Exclusive: A Caricature from Marisa Acocella Marchetto

Meet Marisa, a self-described “shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-without end, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life.” Her graphic memoir, Cancer Vixen describes what happens when she finds a lump in her breast. Need to know what happens to an creator when they discover their sales rank at Amazon.com? Read Marisa’s exclusive strip below to find out.


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