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Breastless in the City: A Young Woman's Story of Love, Loss, and Breast Cancer

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Cathy Bueti's book about surviving breast cancer opens with the death of her first husband. This heartbreaking story about becoming a widow in her early 20's begins a book that is difficult, if not impossible to put down. After your husband, your high school sweetheart, dies unexpectedly - surely the worst of your life is behind you, no? Lightning doesn't strike twice, does it?

And yet, for Cathy Bueti, lightning did strike twice. At the age of 31, WAY before the age most women even think about having a mammogram, she discovered a lump in her breast that once again brings her life to a temporary halt. She spent the next year fighting cancer, all the while attemtping to maintain a semblance of normalcy as a single, dating and professional woman.

Bueti delivers her story with much honesty and good humor. Reading this book is like sitting down with the author personally to hear it directly from her mouth. Crafting a believable and approachable story of so much tragedy so early in life must have been a daunting task - yet, it is highly readable.

The book is about much more than fighting and surviving cancer. I loved her stories of dates and brief relationships gone wrong - the fact that she had cancer while dating was almost incidental for me, simply because so many of my own funny and crazy experiences as a single person came to mind.

There are many important books available to women over a certain age who are experiencing the terror of breast cancer. However, there are very few for women in their 20's and 30's, women who still have the possibility of marriage, motherhood and career ahead of them. Cathy Bueti's book speaks directly to those women.

And yet, a common theme in the book is the importance of listening to the little voice inside your head, trusting your instincts at critical moments in your life. Bueti's little voice has played an important role in her self-reflection and quest for good health and long-lasting happiness in her life. Surely this message will have widespread appeal.

I will remember this book for a long time to come.

This is the story of one woman's journey with breast cancer. Through the trials of loss, Cathy Bueti shares her experiences in a simple, honest, and heartfelt way. As I read this book, I thought that it is also a book about relationships, relationships with parents and other family, dating, friendships. It's about understanding the right things to say to someone and, as the author so wonderfully points out, forgiving people when they say the wrong thing because they don't know better. On the other hand, it's also about knowing when something is not right, trusting your instincts, honoring yourself, and setting boundaries.

Ms Bueti learns a lot along the way and does not hold back from the reader, she shares what she learned and what she has yet to learn. She shares her humanity, her hopes and fears, and especially the love she wants to share with her readers, to help make anyone's life more meaningful and hopeful. I'm very touched by her sincerity.

This isn't a book just for people with breast cancer, this is a book for anyone who wants to be be inspired through any hard time in life.

Thanks to the author for letting us into your life with such honesty. I do believe that you give inspiration and support to all who will read your book. And may you be blessed as you bless others.

Laya Saul, Author of "You Don't Have to Learn Everything the Hard Way"

Just an excellent read about this person's life and what she has gone through and how she dealt with the problems at hand. Thumbs up!

Going through breast cancer myself, this book brings reality to the surface. I experienced much of the same situations. Her sense of humor is incredible!

Bueti definitely has "a way with words" in this memoir of her struggles with loss, love, and a devastating diagnosis. I was hooked from the first sentence, and much inspired by her drive to push on, despite hurdles that would have squelched me, personally!

a most delightful (yes, delightful) story of a young woman who juxtaposes the reality of cancer and its hideous treatment against her hope and faith in life despite it's formidable obstacles. most people would want to shrivel up and die after experiencing what she went through, but cathy bueti is too brimming with life to despair. she is a magnet for strength and catharsis in this anonymous world of breast cancer. as a breast cancer victim myself, she gave me hope for my own future, something i can't say i had before reading her book.

This is a wonderful read. This book isn't just about surviving breast cancer, it's about real life and surviving whatever life throws at you. This is truly a book for anyone. I laughed and cried with the author and applaud her honesty as I can only imagine this was not an easy story to tell. There were never any slow moments and I found it hard to put down. Cathy Bueti is an inspiration and a wonderful story teller. I came away from this story with a better outlook on life and what we can do and accomplish by never giving up or giving in. I would highly recommend this book.

A great book!

A book not only of cancer survival Cathy digs deep in her heart pulling all the painful details before hand in her life as well. If you are looking for a good story here you have it. Life in general is so hard on a daily basis for all of us. To know there are others out there who have possible experience similar encounter is truly inspiring.

Many of times I felt as if I was there experiencing your pain. I cried and rejoice with you. I received my book on a Monday finished by Wednesday only putting it down to see to my family. As a cancer survivor and writer as well your journey actually touched my heart assuring me to continue on sharing my own journey. A way of letting me know things I have thought and felt in the past I am not alone. You have inspired me in away you might not imagine.

A must read!

Thank you for sharing your journey.

The cover is very catchy.

ashley :)

Cathy Beuti paints the picture of a hopeful strong woman. Breastless in the City is an insightful look into living and surviving breast cancer.

Many brave women have overcome breast cancer as well as many other hardships in their lives, and I applaud them. However, I cannot bring myself to consider this book as anything but a study in functional illiteracy. I am sorry for the author's troubles, but this book taught me only that anyone can get anything published if they know the right people.
The cover may be the worst I have ever seen.