Glittering a Turd

"This honest and beautiful book is a story of resilience and doing life your way."- Fearne Cotton, author of Bigger Than Us: The Power of Finding Meaning in a Messy World

"Kris's story should make you feel grateful for every second you're alive. It's a testament to her positivity, empathy, bravery and her unfailing sense of humour." - Dermot O'Leary, The X Factor

"A manifesto for how to be alive. It will leave you calm, hopeful and unafraid." - Dawn O'Porter, author of So Lucky

Kris was living a totally normal life as a twenty-three-year-old: traveling the world, falling in love, making plans. However, when she found a lump in her breast and was told that it was not only cancer, but also incurable, life took on a completely new meaning. She was diagnosed at an age when her adult life was just beginning.

But, to her surprise, cancer led her to a life she had never considered: a happy one. From founding a charity to campaigning at festivals to appeari ng on TV, and being present at the birth of her nephew, she found a way to survive and thrive.

Glittering a Turd is more than just another cancer memoir; it's a handbook for living life to the fullest, shining a new perspective on survival and learning to glitter your own turd, whatever it might be. Kris survived the unsurvivable for fifteen years. This is her story.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

Introduction

The Turd

The 'Now What?' Bit

Before the Turd

Boys

Getting to Know the Turd

I Made a Scarf

The Cancer Poster Girl

Friends in High Places (With Too Many Christmas Trees)

One-Tit Wonder

The Glitter

Being Scared But Doing It Anyway

He-Man

Epic-Genetics

Life on Film

C-Word, The Movie

Going to the Maldives

Imposter Syndrome with a Floppy Hat

Time to Sharpen My Saw

Alive to Do Those Things

Chewing on a Dandelion

The Year of the Sugar Cube

Breathe

Worthiness

A Strong Reason for Living

In Summary: Not Dead

Afterword

Acknowledgements

Supporters

Rezension:

"This honest and beautiful book is a story of resilience and doing life your way."- Fearne Cotton, author of Bigger Than Us: The Power of Finding Meaning in a Messy World

"Kris's story should make you feel grateful for every second you're alive. It's a testament to her positivity, empathy, bravery and her unfailing sense of humour." - Dermot O'Leary, The X Factor

"A manifesto for how to be alive. It will leave you calm, hopeful and unafraid." - Dawn O'Porter, author of So Lucky

"Words so powerful that I weep and snort with laughter in equal measure' - Metro

"Kris's writing is frank and funny, the lightness of her tone in stark contrast with the graveness of her experience ... By the end I wanted to give her a standing ovation." - Annie Mac, DJ and broadcaster

"The life-affirming boost we all need." - Giovanna Fletcher, bestselling author