Not Exactly What I Had in Mind: An Incurable Love Story

by Rosemary Breslin

Book Overview

One week in 1989, Rosemary Breslin got a headache that wouldn't go away. After countless tests and treatments, doctors knew little about her strange disease except that it wasn't AIDS or cancer. Two... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679452176
• ISBN13: 9780679452171
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

Rosemary - we love you! You are an inspiration. Could hardly believe the news.

Not Exactly What I Had In Mind

This book has stuck with me for so long...Rosemarys courage, humor and determination are inspiring! I would love to know if she is ok today and if she is or has written anything else?

Loved It!!

After having been sick myself and close to death from an illness, I could relate from my own perspective. It is such a touching love story that I enjoyed every minute of how she was ready to give up on finding love and found what she was looking for. Her story of how through all she and her boyfriend who turned out to be her Mr Right went through, they stuck by each other with bonds of love by choice. I had hoped she would write a sequel but I haven't been able to find anything else by her. I would certainly be interested in any of her future books.

Wonderful

This a terrific book written by a courageous and talented writer. Those who point out how spoiled Rosemary Breslin is are missing the point. Rosemary Breslin is explaining how she changed and grew, in spite of, and perhaps because of her illness. The other thing that changed Breslin was her devoted husband, who taught her the meaning of unconditional love. This is a book I will remember for a long time. I hope Ms. Breslin writes many more.

Put your life into perspective with a few unexpected laughs

I read this book hoping it would "take me out of myself" for a little while, since life has been a bit hard of late. Well, it did that and more. Ms. Breslin writes with a strong, clear voice -- she doesn't sugar coat anything and never lets you feel sorry for her. Her battle with a mysterious blood disease at the same time she is falling in love makes for a moving, emotional tale. Her frank admissions of her less than saintly life bring her into focus and make her seem like someone you could call for an evening of pizza and a video. I highly recommend this book