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Before I Die

Before I Die

Jenny Downham

Tessa has just a few months to live. Tessa compiles a list, her 'To Do Before I Die list'. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings and her relationships are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks.
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Tessa has just a few months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her 'To Do Before I Die list'. And number one is sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out. "BEFORE I DIE" is a brilliantly-crafted novel, heartbreaking yet astonishingly life-affirming. It will take you to the very edge.

Product Description

Title - Before I Die

Edition -

Author - Jenny Downham

ISBN 13 - 9780385613538

Imprint - David Fickling Books

Publisher - Penguin Random House Children's UK

Date Published - 05/07/2007

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 155 x 215 x 25mm

Weight - 408 g

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