{"product_id":"flat-reclaiming-my-body-from-breast-cancer-9781510732919","title":"Flat: Reclaiming My Body from Breast Cancer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A darn good read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e--Christiane Northrup, M.D., ob\/gyn physician and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA feminist breast cancer memoir of medical trauma, love, and how she found the strength to listen to her body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a young, queer woman, Catherine Guthrie had worked hard to feel at home in her body. However, after years writing about women's health and breast cancer, Guthrie is thrust into the role of the patient after a devastating diagnosis at age thirty-eight. \u003ci\u003eAt least\u003c\/i\u003e, she thinks, \u003ci\u003eI know what I'm up against\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe was wrong. In one horrifying moment after another, everything that could go wrong does--the surgeon gives her a double mastectomy but misses the cancerous lump, one of the most effective drug treatments fails, and a doctor's error may have unleashed millions of breast cancer cells into her body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlat\u003c\/i\u003e is Guthrie's story of how two bouts of breast cancer shook her faith in her body, her relationship, and medicine. Along the way, she challenges the view that breasts are essential to femininity and paramount to a woman's happiness. Ultimately, she traces an intimate portrayal of how cancer reshapes her relationship with Mary, her partner, revealing--in the midst of crisis--a love story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with candor, vulnerability, and resilience, Guthrie upends the \"pink ribbon\" narrative and offers a unique perspective on womanhood, what it means to be \"whole,\" and the importance of women advocating for their desires. \u003ci\u003eFlat\u003c\/i\u003e is a story about how she found the strength to forge an unconventional path--one of listening to her body--that she'd been on all along.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510732919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catherine Guthrie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43766792323253,"sku":"9781510732919","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_637916e9-45d2-409b-af39-cc63c2725b4a.jpg?v=1710818544","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/flat-reclaiming-my-body-from-breast-cancer-9781510732919","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}