A SERIES OF CATASTROPHES AND MIRACLES: A TRUE STORY OF LOVE, SCIENCE, AND CANCER

Book ID/图书代码： 06580015B84830

English Summary/英文概要： A wry, witty account of what it is like to face death—and be restored to life.

After being diagnosed in her early 40s with metastatic melanoma—a "rapidly fatal" form of cancer—journalist and mother of two Mary Elizabeth Williams finds herself in a race against the clock. She takes a once-in-a-lifetime chance and joins a clinical trial for immunotherapy, a revolutionary drug regimen that trains the body to vanquish malignant cells. Astonishingly, her cancer disappears entirely in just a few weeks. But at the same time, her best friend embarks on a cancer journey of her own—with very different results. Williams’s experiences as a patient and a medical test subject reveal with stark honesty what it takes to weather disease, the extraordinary new developments that are rewriting the rules of science—and the healing power of human connection.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这是一个饱含甜酸苦辣的有关如何面对死亡并重获新生的故事。

Mary Elizabeth Williams是一位记者，有两个孩子，她在40岁出头时被诊断患有转移性黑素瘤，不得不开始了和时间的赛跑。她抓住了一个千载难逢的机会，参加了一项免疫治疗的临床试验。该试验采取革命性的药物疗法，训练身体消灭恶性细胞。令人震惊的是，她的癌细胞在短短几周之后便消失了。而与此同时，她的好朋友也正在与癌症斗争，但结果却不尽如人意。作者作为一个癌症病人和医疗试验对象，通过本书揭开了战胜疾病的真相、正在改写科学规则的新发展和人类连接的治愈力量。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“本书打破常规，带领读者进入了一个没有人触及过的全新领域，清晰而有趣，令人绝望又充满智慧。这是一本写给所有癌症、婚姻、家庭幸存者的作品。我们所经历的一切成就了现在的自己。”——Jennifer Weiner，《纽约时报》畅销榜榜首作家

“这部令人震撼、激励人心的作品不仅讲述了治愈作者的试验性治疗，更揭示了帮助人类面对生活绝境的勇气、爱和幽默。当你笑中带泪地阅读本书时，便会明白这是怎样一个惊人的生存故事。”——Piper Kerman，《纽约时报》畅销榜榜首作家

“我非常欣赏作者的专注和坦诚，还有在阅读过程中陪伴我们的幽默感。”—— Jami Attenberg，作家

“Mary Elizabeth Williams是那种你读完她的书就想和她成为朋友的作者。她将自己的灵魂呈现在书中，包括她的欢乐、恐惧和遭遇——让我们情不自禁地喜欢上她。一切都是那么的真实。”—— Susannah Cahalan，作家

“Devastating and wise, clear-eyed and funny, A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles is a cliché-busting tour guide through a country no one volunteers to visit (and how can you resist a cancer memoir that beings “Spoiler: I Lived.”) This is a book for all the survivors—of cancer, of marriage, of mothers, and of children; of all the trials and journeys that make us who we are.”– Jennifer Weiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels including Good In Bed, Best Friends Forever, and Who Do You Love

“This astonishing and inspiring book reveals not only the experimental treatment that healed Mary Elizabeth Williams but also the deep reserves of grit, love, and humor that help people face life’s toughest tests. When you laugh and cry at the exact same time, you know you are reading an amazing survival story.”– Piper Kerman, author the #1 New York Times Bestseller Orange Is The New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison

“In writing a book not just about her own cancer but about the vexing history and science of cancer itself, Mary Elizabeth Williams has given us both a page-turning personal story and deeply informed look at a disease that fascinates even as it terrifies.” – Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion

“I so admire Mary Elizabeth Williams’s gaze and candor, but perhaps most of all her humor, which keeps us great company in this touching book.” – Jami Attenberg, author of Saint Mazie and The Middlesteins

“This isn’t simply a book about cancer. It’s about the powerful connections that emerge in crisis, the discovery of our own carrying capacity for grief and compassion, and the marvel of resilience and stubborn mystery that is the human body. Mary Elizabeth Williams offers an important lesson in cutting-edge medicine, but also how to endure the worst days of your life while remaining tough, tender, and funny as hell.” – Sarah Hepola, author of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget

“Mary Elizabeth Williams is an author you’ll want to seek out and befriend once you’ve finished her book. She bares so much of her soul on the page—her joys, her fears, her suffering—we can’t help but fall in love with her. This is as real as it gets.” – Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

“A Series of Catastrophes & Miracles shattered me. In the best possible way. One minute I’d be bawling, the next unable to stop laughing. Mary Elizabeth Williams is the funniest, raunchiest, smartest, heart-fillediest, science geekiest, and most genuine guide not only into the sh*t-out-of-luck cancer netherworld -- but also into the unvarnished reality of marriage, motherhood, and family. I’d call her a warrior, but she’d hate me for that. So I’ll simply say this: f*ck cancer and buy this book.”– Deborah Copaken, bestselling author of The Red Book and Shutterbabe

About the Author/作者介绍： MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS，Salon.com在职高级作家，作品还曾经在《纽约时报》等其他全国、地区性出版物上发表。著有《The author of Gimme Shelter: Ugly Houses》《Cruddy Neighborhoods》《Fast Talking Brokers》《 Toxic Mortgages: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream》。现在和家人居住在纽约。

MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS is a senior staff writer for award-winning Salon.com, and has appeared in the New York Times and numerous other national and regional publications. The author of Gimme Shelter: Ugly Houses, Cruddy Neighborhoods, Fast Talking Brokers, and Toxic Mortgages: My Three Years Searching for the American Dream, she lives in New York City with her family.

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