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Moments are beautifully described in One in Three and it is a privilege to be given such access to the workings of the human heart. And yet, they are sparsely sprinkled over the course of this book......One in Three is a consuming read. Part history lesson, part sociological study, part scientific journey, Wishart artfully serves up the right mixture of technical terminology, explanation and personal story.
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"Riveting and moving stuff and a wonderful antedote if you're fed up with happy clappy celebrity survivor stories and glossy cancer charrity booklets."
"Once his dad David had recovered from his first course of treatment, the two of them resolved to take something positive from their experience.They spent a year researching the history and science of the disease for a book to help others in a similar situation."
Wishart has created something that will offer comfort to thousands: patients and their relatives may now better understand the reasoning behind some of the investigations and treatments they undergo. And by highlighting successes, medicine's aim of making cancer something we live with, not die from, seems less of a distant hope.
"The reporting of Kylie Minogue's illness has served up the usual old myths and untruths about the disease."
See the full article at the Guardian online, here.
Faced by his father's mortality, Adam is imprisoned by emotions. Both father and son are bound by the social stereotypes and expectations of their gender. The pursuit of understanding is the comfort zone of their relationship, and so begins the author's research into the history of cancer...... ....... One in Three offers real hope.
"This emotionally charged account distinguishes itself not simply in the way it gracefully meshes together complex, competing theories about the disease, but in its generous use of a loved one as a case study."
"It’s a neat and moving blend of science and the intensely personal."
Simon Singh has written a lovely review:
"ONE IN THREE describes Adam's attempts to understand the history, science and treatment of the illness. It is also a touching and deeply personal farewell. ... Wishart succeeds brilliantly in constructing a narrative that is a tribute both to his father and the scientists who have parly unpacked the mystery of cancer"
General Practitioner Des Spence wrote a lovely review in this month's literary review.
"ONE IN THREE is a different type of cancer book. It is calm, factual, beautifully written, intelligent and moving. ... this book brings understanding, and most of all it also brings some hope."
I am Adam Wishart, a writer and documentary maker. I wrote ONE IN THREE : a son's journey into the history and science of cancer. It was nominated for the Royal Society Book Prize.
Read the Book's Introduction
I started it because my dad fell ill with cancer, and I wanted a book which answered some of my basic questions: how did he get it, would he be healed and why was there no cure?
"An amazing book" says Professor Karol Sikora. "Riveting" says David Lodge
Before that I wrote LEAVING REALITY BEHIND.
"An important story and as absorbing as a well crafted thriller." The Financial Times Other reviews.
And before that I made documentaries for the BBC. One of which won an RTS Award.
To contact me please email me at adam (at) adamwishart.info
