Fine Black Lines: Reflections on Facing Cancer, Fear and Loneliness

by Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad

Book Overview

Written by a breast cancer survivor, hailed by professionals and patients as an excellent resource, loved by its thousands of readers, the award-winning Fine Black Lines provides courage, comfort and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963713981
• ISBN13: 9780963713988
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Mulberry Hill PR
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

What Courage the Author Shows!

You'd never know by the title that Fine Black Lines is the story of a breast cancer survivor. In the book, the author, Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad openly and honestly reveals her most intimate feelings about breast cancer. Everything from the first symptom to her feelings in support groups.....no subject is off limits. This is a wonderful book; I don't have cancer, but I certainly benefitted from it. If you DO have cancer of any kind, I think it's a must-read. The format of the book, which is prose mixed with poetry, makes the book perfect to pick up and put down, and just read in those few minutes you may find for yourself throughout the day.

fine black lines

A friend of mine presented me with this book while I was in the midst of being treated for breast cancer. It gave me what none of the other books I'd read could-validation for the wide range of emotions I was experiencing. It has proven to be the perfect comfort read when I most need it, and I still regularly refer to it. Lois put into words what I was unable to, and I have purchased several copies since reading it. It is a very thoughtful gift for those newly diagnosed, as well as a help to friends and family struggling to understand what the patient is feeling.

Powerful Book

I found Fine Black Lines to be the VERY BEST book or pamphlet I have read. I am an ovarian survivor, not doing very well, and this book has been the most powerful of anything in the last 2.5 years. I thank the author for saying how it really feels. This book has touched me in a major way.

Inspiring book of courage

The only thing better than reading the book is meeting the author herself. She is an amazing and beautiful woman.

Helped me understand those who have suffered with cancer.

A wonderful book for anyone suffering from breast cancer, or anyone trying to understand someone who is suffering. Rather than clinical or objective, it is a personal experience journey, written in poetry, journal entries, and essays. It speaks for anyone who has been there.