Interesting Novel about Character with CF

BreeAlysia

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Not sure if anyone has posted this here or not... But there's a new novel with a character who has CF. She was diagnosed at 17. The character is based on a friend the author had in college. I just bought it, but I know the author said that copies were being donated to CF centers and she donated part of her advance to the CF Foundation, which I thought was pretty cool. It's called "A Life in Men" and you can find out more here:

http://www.ginafrangello.com/

I am guessing it's a pretty adult book, so probably not suitable for kids. Anyone read it yet? Thoughts?
 

ryry11

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I'm excited to see how this is. It seems like, at least from the descriptions, it focuses more on the relationships that this woman forms than her "battle" with CF, which I think is really valuable to young women with CF; I know that many of us struggle with accepting that we are desirable becuase of our CF. Maybe to read a book where a protagonist with CF deals with normal relationship drama, we'll start to accept that having CF doesn't make us undesirable.
 

BreeAlysia

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I'm excited to see how this is. It seems like, at least from the descriptions, it focuses more on the relationships that this woman forms than her "battle" with CF, which I think is really valuable to young women with CF; I know that many of us struggle with accepting that we are desirable becuase of our CF. Maybe to read a book where a protagonist with CF deals with normal relationship drama, we'll start to accept that having CF doesn't make us undesirable.

Yes Exactly!
 
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