Smiling Thru the Tears: A Breast Cancer Survivor Odyssey (Paperback)

~ Pamela deLeon-Lewis (Author) "Thank You, dear God, for inspiring me;..." (more)
Key Phrases: Doctor Duncan, Oprah Winfrey, Jesus Christ (more...)

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Product Description

Known for her down-home style and sense of humor, Pamela deLeon-Lewis delivers an ultimatum to cancer. In pristine poetic form, Ms. deLeon-Lewis, standing firmly on faith, wages an all-out battle with breast cancer. "This battle you may've started, but I intend to win the war," echoes throughout this inspirational, motivational, and awe- inspiring book; Smiling Thru the Tears makes a great gift for anyone and everyone who has had to fight to survive.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (April 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413770703
• ISBN-13: 978-1413770704
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,650,533 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book ROCKS, December 6, 2005

By	Jerry Danglade (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A poetic, autobiographical novel, Smiling Thru the Tears- a Breast Cancer Survivor Odyssey is filled with suspense, humor, danger, and a plot that worked.

Kudos to Ms. deLeon- Lewis for serving breast cancer an Eviction Notice, and creatively getting an Order of Protection against her stalker- DeMon. Each poem is more beautiful than the prior one as she defiantly tells her story that gave me hope and courage.

Smiling Thru the Tears got my undivided attention from page one to page 174.

I was inspired by the author's attitude and conviction. Clearly, breast cancer met its match when it entered Ms. deLeon- Lewis' life. She would not be intimidated by this vicious disease. Her humanization of Breast Cancer, DeMon provided her a means to battle this vicious disease victoriously. Her faith, her hope, and her determination shone throughout this book. I especially liked- I Fought the Fight.

I strongly recommend this book to everyone...it motivates, inspires, and entertains the reader and would make a wonderful gift for all. I give this book five stars.

5.0 out of 5 stars George Cook's Let's talk Honestly Review, December 2, 2005

By	George Cook "Let's Talk Honestly" (Hillside,NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Pamela deLeon Lewis has written a powerful book of poetry titled SMILING THRU THE TEARS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR ODYSSEY. Very rarely does a writer let you deep inside their soul and give you a deep insight into their struggles. This book runs the emotional gamut from sadness to anger to happiness .

Pamela's book is a book of poetry about her struggle with breast cancer and she takes you from the emotional discovery, thru remission and up to now. Some of the poems are very personal and you can see that they are directed at someone. I read several books a year and very rarely do I read a book of poetry that I want to finish right away. With most poetry books all the poems start to read the same because there was one writer. Not so with this book, there are more than 150 poems each one distinctive from the next. My favorite poem from the book is "It Better Not Be You" about the possible return of her cancer. to me this poem reflects the inner strength of it's writer and her refusal to give in to cancer.

This by far the best book of poetry I have read this year, hell it's the best book I've read this year even better than the masterpiece I wrote and that ain't easy . In case you haven't figured it out yet I highly recommend this book.

George Cook
www.letstalkhonestly.com

5.0 out of 5 stars A truely inspirational book, December 2, 2005

By	Abigail Danglade "A. Danglade" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was captivated by Smiling Thru the Tears, a wonderfully written autobiographical book. The courage and determination of Ms. Pamela deLeon-Lewis is only rivaled by her faith, humor, and dignity as she defiantly stands her ground against DeMon, Breast Cancer.
I know this is a book of poetry but it reads like a murder-mystery novel. Smiling Thru the Tears, is very cleverly written and Ms. deLeon- Lewis bares her soul to her readers. The concept of writing a novel in poetic form is a nouveau and exciting literary idea and the author's poetic style is fresh and compelling. I have never seen this style before but I was eager to read this book from cover to cover because I was hooked, I wanted to know what happened next. I was not disappointed. This book left me in awe of the author... her self-assuredness and her attitude toward this dastardly disease gave me hope.
I highly recommend Smiling Thru the Tears. It is a life- affirming book that will inspire and motivate you while it re-activates your faith. This is a definite must have for your library; however, you will keep it on the coffee table/night table for regular reference.