Girl with Nine Wigs

'It's Saturday and everything is different. No, I didn't go to the market this morning and I didn't have my usual coffee on Westerstraat. And no, I wasn't getting ready for a new semester at college. Next Monday, January 31st, I have to admit myself at the hospital for my first chemotherapy session. For the next two months, I'm expected each week for a fresh shot of vincristine, etoposide, ifosfamide and loads more exciting abracadabra.' 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. With refreshing honesty and a keen eye for the absurd, Sophie van der Stap's 'The Girl With Nine Wigs' will make you smile when you least expect it. AUTHOR: Sophie van der Stap is a Dutch author. Since recovering from cancer, she has written journalism and fiction. She lives in Paris. SELLING POINTS: ? Will resonate with those who were moved by John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (2012) ? This book will provide encouragement and inspiration to anyone whose life has been touched by cancer. REVIEWS: 'An extraordinary book from an extraordinary girl.' - Marie Claire (Germany) '[Sophie's diary] will give you goosebumps' Elle Girl (Germany) 'Girl with Nine Wigs is the astonishing record of a year in the life of an extraordinary woman. As illness threatens her life she lives life to the full and when she most fears death she learns to seize the day.' - Telegraaf (The Netherlands)