In 1895, Ami McKay's great-great aunt, a dressmaker named Pauline Gross, confided to a medical professor that she expected to die young, like many in her family before her. With her help, that doctor launched a family study that eventually led to the identification of the genetic mutation now known as Lynch syndrome, which predisposes its carriers to several types of cancer. In 2001, Ami was among the first to be tested for the syndrome.
And now she's written the captivating story of how she, like her mother before her, learned to carry on with joy, with hope, and with a bold hunger for life in the face of an uncertain future.
| ISBN: | 9780345809476 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2021 |
| Author: | Ami McKay |
| Publisher: | Vintage Canada an imprint of Penguin Random House Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs |
In 1895, Ami McKay's great-great aunt, a dressmaker named Pauline Gross, confided to a medical professor that she expected to die young, like many in her family before her. With her help, that doctor launched a family study that eventually led to the identification of the genetic mutation now known as Lynch syndrome, which predisposes its carriers to several types of cancer.
Before My Time features in the following genres: Memoirs
Paperback, Ebook. £12.59, down from the £13.99 cover price. In Stock.
Before My Time was written by Ami McKay and published by Vintage Canada an imprint of Penguin Random House Group
Before My Time has 320 pages
£12.59, reduced from £13.99. In Stock.