LA answers “I've been looking forward to reading this...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Broken River:

I've been looking forward to reading this book for quite a while now but to my dismay, a reviewer mentioned that this book includes the subject of cancer. Normally I will not read anything that has to do with cancer at all. How deep does the writer go into that subject? Thanks.

LA One of the primary characters is a survivor of breast cancer, and as she exhausts herself moving heavy boxes into a new home and encounters high level…moreOne of the primary characters is a survivor of breast cancer, and as she exhausts herself moving heavy boxes into a new home and encounters high levels of emotional stress, she has physical symptoms that leave the reader wondering whether she was wise to put off her periodic check-ups. It helps build our sense of worry and dread but is not core to the overall plot. If one is sensitive to the topic, that literary dread might prove pretty uncomfortable.

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