Brendan Halpin

It Takes a Worried Man (eBook, ePUB)

A Memoir

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Hilarious and heartbreaking, profane and profound, It Takes a Worried Manis the true story of a young husband and father whose life is changed forever by his wife's breast cancer diagnosis. Following Brendan Halpin's cranky, irreverent and lustful thoughts through the diagnosis and treatment of his wife, Kirsten, It Takes a Worried Manis an unflinching and raw look at how cancer transforms a family. It's also the funniest book about cancer you'll ever read.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Open Road Distribution
• Seitenzahl: 437
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781504009652
• Artikelnr.: 42337379

Autorenporträt

Brendan Halpin is a teacher and the author of books for adults and young adults including the Alex Award-winning Donorboy, Forever Changes, and the Junior Library Guild Selection Shutout. He is also the coauthor of Tessa Masterson Will Go to Prom, with Emily Franklin, and Notes from the Blender, with Trish Cook, both of which the American Library Association named to its Rainbow List. Halpin's writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Rosie and Best Life magazines, and the New York Times' "Modern Love" column. Halpin is a vegetarian, a fan of vintage horror movies, and an avid tabletop gamer. He lives with his wife, Suzanne, their three children, and their dog in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.