Cancer Vixen
A True Story
by Marisa Acocella Marchetto
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Cartoonist Marissa Acocella Marchetto documents her battle with breast cancer in the irreverent and inspiring CANCER VIXEN. Written as a graphic memoir, Marchetto uses vivid color illustrations and her own brassy, Sex-in-the-City-style humor to tell her story of triumph over the illness. At 43, Marchetto had finally hit her stride, with an exciting job as a cartoonist for the New Yorker, a dazzling circle of successful friends, and an engagement to celebrity restaurateur Silvano Marchetto. Then three weeks shy of her wedding, she discovered a lump in her breast. With support from her mother and her colorful circle of "BFF's" (best friends forever), Marchetto faced the illness with all the spunk and glam of a big city girl--wearing rainbow pumps to chemo, and likening her hospital gowns to Diane Von Furstenburg wrap dresses. Unique for its honest, no-holds-barred tone, Marchetto tells a taboo-breaking tale of how she faced her biggest setback and came out the victor.
Editions of Cancer Vixen
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Book |
Publisher Alfred A. Knopf |
Date 2006 |
Price $7.23 |
 Used, Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher Alfred a Knopf Inc |
Date 2006 |
Price $1.58 |
Used - Very Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Pantheon Books |
Date 2009 |
Price $8.50 |
VG+ |
Publisher Notes
In a powerful, witty graphic memoir, a New York City cartoonist recounts her eleven-month bout with breast cancer, from diagnosis to cure--and every challenge in between--chronicling her high-powered Manhattan lifestyle and the romance between the ultimate bachelorette and her surprising Prince Charming. Reprint
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"As good as the best SEX AND THE CITY episodes, CANCER VIXEN becomes a lesson on how staying fabulous can save your life."
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