One week in 1989, Rosemary Breslin got a headache that wouldn't go away. After countless tests and treatments, doctors knew little about her strange disease except that it wasn't AIDS or cancer. Two years later, out of a job, in debt, and worried about insurance, Rosemary was invited out by friends--not knowing this would be the night she met her future husband. This is one woman's story about having a real life while facing the question of how long she might live. Serialized in Self magazine. 208 pp. National ads. Author tour. 40,000 print.
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This is a funny book that shows how life can throw unexpected curves and how a sense of humor can save you. Stricken with incurable anemia, Rosemary Breslin was losing the energy to live--a perfect time to meet the man of your dreams and fall in love. As the daughter of the columnist Jimmy Breslin, it's no surprise that the author can serve up funny and thoughtful stories. Her relationship with her family and her charismatic character bring the book to life. Full of gabby self-reflection, shopping sprees, and celebrity cameos (she gets medical referrals from the Cuomos, gifts from Giorgio Armani, and a walk-on from Jack Nicholson) Not Exactly What I Had in Mind is a most welcome memoir of a well-lived life.
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YA. While in her early 30s, Breslin became seriously ill from a blood disease so rare that her doctors were and remain baffled about its diagnosis and treatment. She tells the story of her life openly and humorously, and it is quite a life. She is no angel, and was even less so in her teens and 20s, following the rules she thought appropriate, disregarding the rest. But she is resourceful, witty, talented, and a terrific fighter. During her endless tests, procedures, and hospitalizations, her father, Jimmy Breslin, is by her side, literally and figuratively, and her stepmother and many friends are enormously supportive. YAs will connect with this heartwarming love story told by a heroine unafraid to show her warts. Her writing style is fast-paced, funny, achingly painful, yet totally engaging. Breslin believes that her illness has made possible three miraculous gifts: life with her beloved husband; her newly acquired feelings of self-worth and self-acceptance; and the rewards found in her writing abilities. These far outweigh what she doesn't have: a baby, or expectation of a long life. It's not what she expected?but it's more than okay with her.?Judy Sokoll, formerly at Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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After having been sick myself and close to death from an illness, I could relate from my own perspective. It is such a touching love story that I enjoyed every minute of how she was ready to give up on finding love and found what she was looking for. Her story of how through all she and her boyfriend who turned out to be her Mr Right went through, they stuck by each other with bonds of love by choice. I had hoped she would write a sequel but I haven't been able to find anything else by her. I would certainly be interested in any of her future books.
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Look no further for a real life hero,
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I don't think Rosemary Breslin set out to be the hero of her book but she sure is. Faced with a frightening mysterious illness, she manages to deal with it while ignoring it in order to get on with the business of living her life. She does this with style and humor. And she falls in love! I liked this book a lot and found myself rooting for and falling a little in love with her and Tony.
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This a terrific book written by a courageous and talented writer. Those who point out how spoiled Rosemary Breslin is are missing the point. Rosemary Breslin is explaining how she changed and grew, in spite of, and perhaps because of her illness. The other thing that changed Breslin was her devoted husband, who taught her the meaning of unconditional love. This is a book I will remember for a long time. I hope Ms. Breslin writes many more.
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