false 2435379 1 <div>Hudson Catalina has given up&#8212;having lost both breasts to cancer, she is emotionally and physically exhausted, no longer willing to endure the nausea and crushing weakness of her grueling treatment. Nothing in her life&#8212;not even her beloved husband and children, her best friend, or her passion for teaching high school&#8212;will sway her decision to terminate her treatment. On the eve of her daughter's fifth birthday celebration, a troubled former student confronts her, hell-bent on violent revenge and then suicide. Facing certain peril, Hudson vows to do whatever she must in order to survive and see her husband and children once again.<br><br></div> 2442567 1 4 2008 Belly of the Whale total:17|5:14|4:3| 17 82 56 7 4 2 false false Tue Oct 14 09:55:10 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 09:56:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Feb 06 16:33:33 -0800 2008 Thu May 29 05:40:46 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 16:12:28 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 05 00:38:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 24 15:08:48 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 13:40:11 -0700 2008
After a long battle with breast cancer, Hudson is tired. She’s tired of the toxic treatments that leave her sick for days, tired of putting on a brave...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 15:12:04 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 18:59:32 -0700 2008
Linda Merlino does a superb job of bringing her characters to life and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 24 10:39:08 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 10:46:27 -0800 2008 I wrote this book, so I am partial to liking it. My intention was to send a message of hope and having faith in the unknown. The main character, Hudson Catalina, has breast cancer. She has given up hope, she is willing to let cancer win the fight. The story takes place in twenty-four hours and r...more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jan 22 06:42:45 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 22 06:43:05 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 20:25:18 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 20:25:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 25 09:15:50 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:15:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 12:41:36 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 12:41:36 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 18 09:31:22 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:31:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 05 00:55:25 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 00:55:25 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Dec 11 17:59:21 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 17:59:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 21:59:45 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:59:48 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 18 10:18:02 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:18:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 16 13:30:02 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 13:30:05 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 14 06:34:50 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 06:34:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 31 21:10:42 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 31 21:10:42 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 30 14:05:03 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 14:05:03 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 16 07:13:28 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 07:13:28 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2435379