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Because Cowards Get Cancer Too

John Diamond

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English
Vermilion
15 April 1999
The witty but compelling story of one man's view of his cancer and its treatment which became an instant bestseller on its publication.

Shortly before his 44th birthday, John Diamond received a call from the doctor who had removed a lump from his neck. Having been assured for the previous 2 years that this was a benign cyst, Diamond was told that it was, in fact, cancerous. Suddenly, this man who'd until this point been one of the world's greatest hypochondriacs, was genuinely faced with mortality. And what he saw scared the wits out of him. Out of necessity, he wrote about his feelings in his TIMES column and the response was staggering. Mailbag followed Diamond's story of life with, and without, a lump - the humiliations, the ridiculous bits, the funny bits, the tearful bits. It's compelling, profound, witty, in the mould of THE DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY.
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Imprint:   Vermilion
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 126mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   177g
ISBN:   9780091816650
ISBN 10:   0091816653
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Diamond died on March 1st 2001. He was one of Britain's most prolific journalists, columnists and broadcasters, having worked for most of the national papers and presented numerous radio and television series. He was married to Nigella Lawson, with whom he had two children.

Reviews for C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too

The acclaimed and brutally frank account of Diamond's battle to survive throat cancer. Profoundly affecting and darkly humorous. (Kirkus UK)


  • Short-listed for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 1999
  • Shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize 1999.
  • Shortlisted for Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 1999.

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