Sophie is 21 when she is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer. A striking, fun-loving student, she finds her world reduced overnight to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovers a whole new world of gossiping nurses and sexy doctors, and of hair loss and eyebrow pencils.
As Sophie faces the challenges of chemotherapy, wigs - now a crucial part of her life - become a powerful form of self-expression. Each of her nine wigs makes her feel stronger and gives her a distinct personality, and that is why each has its own name: Stella, Sue, Daisy, Blondie, Platina, Uma, Pam, Lydia and Bebe. There's a bit of Sophie in all of them, and they reveal as much as they hide. Sophie is determined to be much more than a cancer patient.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
'An uplifting and beautiful true story' * Heat Magazine * 'It's a witty, honest and poignant novel that is not only inspiring, but a total joy to read. The Girl With The Nine Wigs is so uplifting that you just want it to go on and on, and it's strange: I often shyed away from memoirs, thinking they'd just be drawing on the past, that they'd upset me...but the book is so, important... I don't think that I'll ever forget reading this book. I don't know what I was expecting when the publishers sent me a copy, but not this: it was absolutely brilliant, and completely unmissable' * Blame My Bookshelf Blog * 'Finished reading #thegirlwithninewigs last night - amazing book! @sophievanderstap is such an incredibly brave woman - well worth a read' * A Girl on a Journey Blog * 'Its pages feel less like a record of disease than a snapshot of survival... it stands as a fine testament to remarkable strength in the toughest of circumstances' * We Love This Book * 'an inspirational story' * Teens Unite * 'An extraordinary book from an extraordinary girl.' * Marie Claire (Germany) * '[Sophie's diary] will give you goosebumps' * Elle Girl (Germany) *
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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978-1-78372-688-2 (9781783726882)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Sophie van der Stap is a Dutch author. Since recovering from cancer, she has written journalism and fiction. She lives in Paris.
