Twenty-five: A Memoir of Cancer

by Beth MacDonald

Twenty-five is a memoir of cancer in poetry. Written twenty-five years after her cancer diagnosis, Beth MacDonald examines cancer's toll on her family when within months of her diagnosis both her sister and mother were diagnosed with cancer. Often poignant, occasionally chortle inducing, Twenty-five is a story in poetry that you will not soon forget.

34 pages, Paperback

Published October 11, 2023

About the author

Beth MacDonald is a graduate of the University of South Dakota with a BA in Political Science and Economics. From 1986 until 1998 she worked as a professional in the craft industry, designing knitted items and projects for children to make. Published by Hot Off the Press, Leisure Arts, and American School of Needlework, Beth wrote (or co-wrote) thirteen softcover instruction books. Her designs were featured in national magazines, craft stores, industry trade shows, and on cable TV throughout the 1980s and 90s.
In summer and autumn, Beth and her husband, Mike, live in a 1930s co-op in Minneapolis, MN, and spend weekends at their lake cabin in SD. January through May they reside in a quirky vintage cottage in Beaufort, SC.
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Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This prose is raw and genuine, and is a personal gift from Beth to her reader. More than a recounting of merely what happened, Beth allows us glimpses into her mind and heart as her world falls apart and the pieces are stitched together -- knowing even in healing that her life will never be whole again. Sometimes the only thing we can do is grieve what was and what is lost, and then move forward. Thank you, Beth, for sharing your journey with us. I will re-read this again and again.