Second Life

by Stephani Cook

Book Overview

hard cover copy with original dust cover, 302 pages, true story of woman's struggle with medical illness and recovery many times over This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671250159
• ISBN13: 9780671250157
• Release Date: September 1981
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A must read for all women

As an aspiring writer, I found this book to be a wonderful work of art. I have spent the last 26 years journying to find the words to best describe society pressures and influence on humans. (It is human nature to want to understand one's self). Projecting ones experience and knowledge is a battle few have won ... Stephani Cook conquered all here in this book. Sheis able to take you through the transitions she faces in her life and illuminates great knowledge and understanding on issues from child molestation to facing a death sentence from cancer. I love this book, I couldn't put it any other way.

A riveting book

This book is over twenty years old, yet I still read it every few years. In the late seventies Stephanie was a young New Yorker who seemed to have it all, a husband in the business world, a lovely daughter, another child on the way, and striking looks good enough for modeling. When her son arrives so early she delivers in her apartment this seems like a departure from the norm, but more is to come. In this searing book she reveals her oncoming illness, her affair with her doctor, and hints at issues in her relationship with her father. Yet Cook is intelligent and insightful and her journey with other cancer patients is clear and cooly compassionate. Cook's illness is eventually diagnosed and treated, but she and her husband go through terrible trials first. Although Cook handles strong material she does so without being sordid or overly confessional. This book was well received and Cook was profiled in People Magazine , although her husband and doctor reportedly had some issues with it. An internet search shows Cook is a an ad exec in New York. She certainly can write.