Both Sides Now

About this book

Witnessing her mothers battle with breast cancer a teenage daughter finds her own strength. Lizas mother has just completed an exhausting but promising treatment for breast cancer and her future looks bright. Liza takes the same approach to her junior year of high school--work hard think positively and keep everything under control. When tests reveal that a riskier more painful treatment is needed it seems Lizas mother has given up. But she hasnt. Her mothers courage shows Liza that life isnt about control its about living. Drawing on the authors own experiences with breast cancer this unforgettable novel reveals that positive thinking is not always the answer to tragedy but that facing pain can bring great strength.