You Can't Take It With You

London: Simon and Schuster, 2006. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. First edition, first printing. 328 pages. Jane Tomkinson was just 26 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. A decade later, in 2000, she was told that the disease had spread to her bones and she had only six months to live. The devoted mother of three had to find a way to make the most of every moment left to her, and getting her body into peak physical fitness seemed right for her. She started to run, and a 5 kilometre event led to the London Marathon. In 2004 she had set her sights on a 2,000 mile Rome to Home cycle ride, and her and her brother set off on their tandem from the Vatican City with a papal blessing. But even this challenge couldn't satisfy her, and she decided to tackle the legendary Florida Ironman Triathlon - a two and a half mile swim, a 112 mile cycle and a marathon length run - and battling constant pain, she became the first terminally ill person ever to complete the course. Mike and Jane's last adventure was a gruelling 3,700 mile cycle ride from San Francisco to New York, raising pounds 1.4 million for cancer charities. 20. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.