Staying Alive: A Family Memoir de Reibstein, Janet - 2002-09-21

Bloomsbury USA, 2002. Ex-Library. Hardcover. Very Good. NICE BOOK! MILD SHELF WEAR & LIBRARY STAMP ON WHITE DUSTJACKET. AGING PAGES, NO MARKS IN TEXT. Description: Staying Alive is the beautifully wrought memoir of three generations of family life, beginning in depression-era Paterson, New Jersey, where the three Smith sisters-Janet Reibstein's mother and two aunts-and their close-knit extended, Jewish family settle in the New World. Over fifty years, we see Janet's relatives grow into the professionally successful, ethnically mixed family typical in America today. What makes it atypical is the specter of breast cancer that hangs like a dark cloud over all the women in the family. It claims her two aunts first, then her mother, then a cousin. Finally Janet faces a far-reaching decision: to break the pattern and undergo a preemptive mastectomy.This family portrait is also a palimpsest of the history of the disease. We see how support systems and awareness have grown over the… Leer más

Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Bloomsbury USA, 2002-09-21. Hardcover. Good.

Bloomsbury USA. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: Bloomsbury. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardback. 1582342660 . Signed By Author .

Bloomsbury USA, 2002. Gift inscribed and signed by author. Pages starting to tan, otherwise in very nice condition.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Bloomsbury USA, 2002-09-21. 1St Edition. Hardcover. Used:Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Bloomsbury. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Cloth Bds. 1582342660 . Signed By Author. Presentation Copy .