Autobiography of a Face - Lucy Grealy Paperback / softback Drawing on several years of

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but the ones that have lodged themselves in his mind: a photograph of Janis Joplin

Autobiography of a Face - Lucy Grealy Paperback / softback Drawing on several years ofBoth book and life are unforgettable' New York Times 'Read it twice and then read it again' Ann PatchettAt age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with cancer. When 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. In this lyrical and