Hope Is a Good Breakfast: and other humble thoughts on my cancer journey

by Tara Anne Shuman

When she was 32 years old and newly diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, Tara Shuman learned the significance of hope. With honesty, humor, and humility, Hope Is a Good Breakfast tells the story of one woman’s journey facing cancer as a young wife, mother, and working professional. It is not simply a book about cancer, but rather an insightful story of strength and struggle, fear and failure, loss and love. Hope Is a Good Breakfast inspires us to live better and love more. It reminds us that remarkable stories come from regular people, and that with hope, what we think is the end may actually be the beginning.

312 pages, Paperback

First published April 6, 2015

Reviews

[Kristen Sass · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great read about Tara’s journey thru life with breast cancer. I’m biased since I work with her husband all winter-but it’s a powerful inside look into her family and the ups and downs of carrying the “cancer card”. I highly recommend it to anyone that has been touched by this terrible disease.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It was so honest and truthful, yet also funny and raw, all at the same time. It made me think a lot about what it must be like to go through cancer, and all the thoughts and feelings, hopes and dreams, smiles and tears, that accompany that journey.
I have met and gotten to know Tara in the past few months, but have only know her as a strong and healthy young woman and mentor. I'm flattered to have read about her cancer journey.