Jessica Queller's memoir asks the ultimate question: when genetics can predict how we may die, how then do choose to live?
Eleven months after her mother's death from cancer, Jessica decided to get tested for the "breast cancer" gene mutation. The results were positive, giving her an 85% chance of developing cancer. At just 35, with no family of her own, she had to make the biggest choice of her life – to stay vigilant and hope for early detection or make the ultimate sacrifice of a radical double mastectomy.
This witty and well-researched memoir delves into the most intimate interiors of a woman's psyche, such as body image and sexuality, whilst exploring the cutting edge of modern science.