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Belly Dancing and Beating the Odds: How one womans passion helped her overcome breast cancer (HarperTrue Life A Short Read)

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

Belly Dancing and Beating the Odds: How one womans passion helped her overcome breast cancer (HarperTrue Life A Short Read)

Contributors:

By (Author) Yvette Cowles

ISBN:

9780008105112

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperTrue

Publication Date:

14th December 2014

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions

Dewey:

362.196994490092

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

88

Dimensions:

Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 8mm

Weight:

90g

Description

When 32-year-old Yvette Cowles contracted breast cancer she was determined it would not get in the way of her belly dancing dreams. Spirited and light-hearted, Belly Dancing and Beating the Odds is the true story of one womans quest to be the best breastless belly dancer in the business
Whilst most people see little to smile about when they hear the word cancer, for Yvette it was just another opportunity to find the silver lining. From realising the positives in a breast-free existence (think Audrey Hepburn physique and the uses of aero-dynamism when sales shopping), transforming her hospital cubicle into a sequinned boudoir and entertaining the nurses with her inflatable male companion, Yvette is determined not to let it get her down.

Told with warmth and lively good humour, Yvettes short story will move and inspire you and might even persuade you to dig out your dancing shoes.

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Author Bio

Yvette Cowles is a JWAAD Tutor and teacher of many years experience, who specialises in Egyptian, ArabicFusion and Bollywood dance.Yvette discovered her passion for Arabic music and dance by chance. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 (she was 32 and single); it was belly dancing that helped her through. She is passionate about dance as a form of self-expression and healing.

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