{"product_id":"autobiography-of-a-face-by-lucy-grealy-9781399613880","title":"Autobiography of a Face","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Both book and life are unforgettable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Read it twice and then read it again' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with cancer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. It took her twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty years of reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this lyrical and strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. She captures what it is like as a child and a young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47932127379692,"sku":"9781399613880","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399613880-autobiography-of-a-face.jpg?v=1783851734","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/autobiography-of-a-face-by-lucy-grealy-9781399613880","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}