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Autobiography of a Face

Lucy Grealy

Paperback | Pages: 256 pages

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Title	:	Autobiography of a Face
Author	:	Lucy Grealy
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	March 18th 2003 by Harper Perennial (first published January 1st 1994)
Categories	:	Autobiography. Memoir. Nonfiction

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I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison. At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. Vividly portraying the pain of peer rejection and the guilty pleasures of wanting to be special, Grealy captures with unique insight what it is like as a child and young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.

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Original Title:	Autobiography of a Face
ISBN:	0060569662 (ISBN13: 9780060569662)
Edition Language:	English

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About 20 years ago, I read an essay by Grealy in a book about women and their bodies. (I can't figure out what that book was titled.) I was so impressed by her story that when Grealy's memoir was published, I read it immediately. I could not imagine being so honest about one's body and self image. I found Grealy's story fascinating and very forthright.Then, I encountered Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett. This is the story of her friendship with Grealy. It wasn't until I picked up Patchett's

About 20 years ago, I read an essay by Grealy in a book about women and their bodies. (I can't figure out what that book was titled.) I was so impressed by her story that when Grealy's memoir was published, I read it immediately. I could not imagine being so honest about one's body and self image. I found Grealy's story fascinating and very forthright.Then, I encountered Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett. This is the story of her friendship with Grealy. It wasn't until I picked up Patchett's

While reading this book, I was reminded of something my daughter used to say when she was little and she came to me after one of her brothers or a friend hurt her feelings. She would say.. "Mommy, my heart hurts." Well, that sentence seems the perfect way to describe my feelings about this book.I discovered 'Autobiography of a Face' by Lucy Grealy at a used book store. The photo on the cover immediately caught my eye it was startling! The photo caught me, and the story pulled me in and

Autobiography of a Face chronicles Lucy Grealy's battle with the physical and psychological effects of Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer that robbed her of much of her jaw. Grealy touches upon some of the more negative aspects of her ordeal, such as her need for attention and her tendency to blame all of her problems on her face, yet it is clear some of the tale is left untold. The writing itself is wonderful: flowing, elegant sentences filled with succinct vocabulary. Grealy and author Ann Patchett

Several months ago, the mug shot of a criminal suspect landed in my work inbox. When I opened the email, I was so shocked that I gasped out loud, then giggled nervously as I quickly closed it. The young man was horribly disfigured, to the point that his face looked like the creation of a special effects artist in a horror movie. I saw his face in my mind for days afterward, sometimes seeing it in odd shadows in half-light rooms, and each time I was revolted. My very visceral horror was

I am interested in writing memoir or at least creative non-fiction so I was excited to read this book. Certainly autobiography is self-centered by nature and one should not be surprised to find the subject's conciousness to take center stage. Grealy somehow manages to almost completely immerse us in her thoughts and feelings for the eighteen years between her diagnosis with Ewing's sarcoma and the writing of the book. Her honesty is unflinching and totally politically incorrect at times. There

This book tells the story of Lucy, who, after going through five years of harsh cancer treatments, had to have a section of her jaw removed. Not soon afterwards, she found rejection and humiliation from her classmates. Autobiography of a Face is a powerful, unforgettable novel about overcoming bullying and showing people who you truly are.