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Fifty/50 - A Memoir

(Published by SilverWood Books )



  "A month ago I was apparently fit and happy, working full time, swimming in the sea, cycling, and living life to the full. My world has been transformed. I have lost more than a stone in weight. I am confused, very sick, and totally powerless."

"What is a proud mother and grandmother, empathetic counsellor, hard-working teacher and keen cyclist to do when she suffers a debilitating pain which is swiftly diagnosed as colon cancer…? She fights, with all her heart and soul. Giving up is never an option for author Lin Sheffrin. After all, she’s encountered other difficulties in life – loss, divorce, bereavement, humiliating difficulties at primary school, the unwelcome attention of an older male cousin – and she’s survived them all."

Partly a social history about growing up in the East End of London in the 1950s and 60s, partly a record of one woman's determination not to give in to a devastating disease, "Fifty/50" brims with delightful period detail – treadle sewing machines, roll-up cigarettes and 'pea-souper' fogs. Heart-warming, humorous and full of hope.


Price : £7.99