{"product_id":"9781250052230","title":"The Girl With Nine Wigs : A Memoir","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Girl With Nine Wigs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sophie van der Stap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'It's Saturday and everything is different. No, I didn't go to the market this morning and I didn't have my usual coffee on Westerstraat.  And no, I wasn't getting ready for a new semester at college. Next Monday, January 31st, I have to admit myself at the hospital for my first chemotherapy session. For the next two months, I'm expected each week for a fresh shot of vincristine, etoposide, ifosfamide and loads more exciting abracadabra.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eSophie is twenty-one when she is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer. A striking, fun-loving student, her world is reduced overnight to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovers a whole new world of white coats, gossiping nurses, and sexy doctors; of shared rooms, hair loss, and eyebrow pencils.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs wigs become a crucial part of Sophie's new life, she reclaims a sense of self-expression. Each of Sophie's nine wigs makes her feel stronger and gives her a distinct personality, and that is why each has its own name: Stella, Sue, Daisy, Blondie, Platina, Uma, Pam, Lydia, and Bebé. There's a bit of Sophie in all of them, and they reveal as much as they hide. Sophie is determined to be much more than a cancer patient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith refreshing candor and a keen eye for the absurd, Sophie van der Stap's \u003ci\u003eThe Girl With Nine Wigs\u003c\/i\u003e makes you smile when you least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The author, now healthy, renders her tale with a poignant awareness of the joy that is possible even in the most dire circumstances. Readers will swiftly be drawn into this beautifully written story of a brave and quite fascinating young woman.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An extraordinary book from an extraordinary girl.” —\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire (Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Sophie's diary] will give you goosebumps.” —\u003ci\u003eElle Girl (Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The grandeur of this book does not rest only in the description of pain that Sophie suffered but also the courage with which she suffered it. What Sophie van der Stap has written is truly a masterpiece; she has managed to seize the lightness in the gravest of situations.” —\u003ci\u003eDer Spiegel (Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250052230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596603666638,"sku":"9781250052230","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7111b201-35fe-4659-addb-b583a1424782.jpg?v=1637862546","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250052230","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}