Unplanned Journey
Published on 28. August 2015
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-78462-511-5 (ISBN)
Description
Unplanned Journey is a breast cancer diary with candid and beautifully observed photography by award-winning photographer, Bella West. It shows the 18-month period in the life of a middle-aged woman, Tiggy Walker (who happens to be married to BBCa??Radio 2's Johnnie Walker), undergoing her breast cancer treatment and reconstruction. What seemed a cruel sentence ends up with Tiggy having neater breasts than she could ever have hoped for, and a renewed outlook on her life. The journey may have been unplanned, but it is the most important one she has taken. Tiggy does not hold back in this book; she openly discusses the challenges she faced, her hatred of chemo and her relationship with Johnnie. She bravely exposes her voluptuous body for the photos, as she documents what physical changes occur. This book is essential reading for anyone who has been through cancer - as a patient or a carer - and for anyone about to go through treatment for breast cancer. Royalties from the book will be going to Carers UK.
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Edition
UK ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Troubador Publishing
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78462-511-5 (9781784625115)
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Persons
Tiggy Walker has spent 30 years producing TV commercials but stopped when diagnosed with breast cancer. She is now writing a TV drama, Antonia, based on the novel by Naomi Jacob. She is Joint Patron of Carers UK with her husband, Radio 2's Johnnie Walker. Bella West has been at the forefront of social photography for the past twenty years. Working wholly in natural light, Bella uses the environment as her backdrop to combine a journalistic stance with a strong classical element.