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Hollye Jacobs, RN, MS, MSW, speaks publicly and writes about her experience on her award-winning blog, TheSilverPen.com. She is a frequent contributor to The Huffington Post, BreastCancer.org, Susan G. Komen, and the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Army of Women Blog. She lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her family.

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	The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer by Hollye Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Messina 4.25 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2 Book Set - The Silver Lining (A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer) and The Silver Lining Companion Guide by Hollye Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Messina (Photographer) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver Lining: A Supportive and Insightful Guide to Breast Cancer: Written by Hollye Jacobs, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Simon & Schuster [Paperback] by Hollye Jacobs (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again.

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Travis Mcgee (Novel Series): The Deep Blue Good-By, Darker Than Amber, the Dreadful Lemon Sky, the Long Lavender Look, the Empty Copper Sea

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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy

by Judd Apatow

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A Gentleman in Moscow

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