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What You Lose on the Roundabout

by:
Christina G. Weaver (Author)

ISBN: 0-7414-4125-X ©2007
Price: $13.95
Book Size: 5.5'' x 8.5'' , 207 pages
Category/Subject: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

What You Lose on the Roundabout: A true story with the charm of Bridget Jones, the quirky, self-deprecating humor of Little Miss Sunshine and the drama of Robin Cook.

Abstract:
Christina was a VP of nursing.

She dreaded the future with Parkinson’s.

She didn’t expect to be locked up.



Ike was a psychiatric social worker.

He promised her Dad he’d take care of her.

He didn’t expect her to win a “Grammy”, or get a tattoo.

What You Lose on the Roundabout: a true story about a woman with a rich life, shaky diagnosis, and trust lost. Christina Weaver expertly conjures a flight of consciousness, a rollercoaster of emotion and a liberal dose of wry humor to transform negative experiences into triumphant gain. It evokes laughter, anger and tears.

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Customer Reviews

  stunning illness memoir , 08/07/2007
Reviewer: Maribeth Fischer
A stunning illness memoir that rises well above the plethora of others because Weaver, with her photographer's eye, catches the small moments, the humorous moments, the painfully honest moments that are too often eclipsed by the illness story itself. Most importantly, she never loses sight of the love story, complicated and controversial as it is is, that underwrites every scene.

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  I loved this book. So will you. , 08/07/2007
Reviewer: Harold Schmidt
A brutally honest memoir, a literary autopsy of the soul - eloquent and touching, at times disturbing - a story of frailty and redemption, of love and forgiveness - of what it is to be human, steeped in the human condition. I loved this book. So will you.

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  A Moving Story , 12/14/2007
Reviewer: James Heller
What You Lose on the Roundabout is a moving book! True to her name, Christina Weaver's tale weaves together trials and tribulations during her 10-year misdiagnosis of Parkinson's. Which other work so seamlessly pieces together melodrama, quirkiness and humor? In my opinion, there are few that do so, so well as What You Lose on the Roundabout. The way in which Christina’s story is told enhances its impact, with plenty of surprises, including a surprise ending. To say that What You Lose on the Roundabout is timeless is an understatement. Its message transcends borders, ethnicity, class and time. Ultimately What You Lose on the Roundabout is about making the best of a difficult situation. Ultimately What You Lose on the Roundabout is about triumph over adversity. Christina’s story is one to be shared. It is my firm belief that someday, audiences near and far will be captivated by Christina’s story. The essence of this story is captured by anchorwoman Jennifer Donelan when she says What You Lose on the Roundabout has “the charm of Bridget Jones, the quirky, self-deprecating humor of Little Miss Sunshine and the drama of Robin Cook.” P.S. Today, Christina Weaver is not only an author, but also an advocate for stem cell research as a means of finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

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