{"product_id":"9781250052230","title":"The Girl With Nine Wigs: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie is twenty-one when she is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer. A striking, fun-loving student, her world is reduced overnight to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovers a whole new world of white coats, gossiping nurses, and sexy doctors; of shared rooms, hair loss, and eyebrow pencils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs wigs become a crucial part of Sophie's new life, she reclaims a sense of self-expression. Each of Sophie's 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 Bebé. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith refreshing candor and a keen eye for the absurd, Sophie van der Stap's \u003ci\u003eThe Girl With Nine Wigs\u003c\/i\u003e makes you smile when you least expect it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029427601648,"sku":"9781250052230","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250052230_p0.jpg?v=1763701612","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250052230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}