Customer Reviews
A moving account of Caron Keating's battle through cancer - By: Ms. V. L. Seymour, 25 Aug 2007 
I used to consider myself as a resilient reader unable to be moved by emotion when reading until I picked this book up. I found this autobiography utterly compelling & was moved by Gloria Hunniford's account of her daughter's losing battle with cancer. Caron's experience touched mein so many ways & teaches the reader the value of living every second as though (ironically), is your last.
Caron Keating was grieving the death of her father when she discovered a lumpin her breast & the book indirectly infers that her diagnosis may have been the result of a broken heart. Caron fought until the end but could never accept that she was dying testing the fortitude of her close family & friends. Her husband is truly remarkable & moves heaven & earthin this book to enhance the quality of life. Caron was consumed by her illnessin the end & this is manifested through her search for alternative therapies until the very end. Prepare to be moved, this is a heart rending story.
A beautiful and loving tribute. - By: Jules, 29 May 2007 Gloria Hunniford does Caron proudin this wonderful book that depicts Caron's life.
It would have been all too easy for Gloria to show the readers only the most positive aspects of Caron's character & to leave out her flaws but she hasn't done that here. She paints a picture of a daughter who could be wilful & stubborn but also tenacious, funny, imaginative & above all loving - as a wife, daughter, sister & mother.
The strength of the authors special relationship with her daughter shines through the pages of this book. It really touched a cord with me when Gloria poignantly recalls seeing mothers & daughters out shopping after Caron had died & envying them their afternoon out together - the kind of normal mother/daughter 'thing' that she can never experience again.
This is a really honest record of Caron's life from beginning to the too early end. Writtenin a very readable way with anecdotes, memories, some gorgeous photographs & a very personal tribute from Gloria to Caron at the end, I would thoroughly recommend it.
Brutally honest, written from the heart. - By: Simon, 09 Apr 2007 A biography-esque book that looks at life through different perspectives. On one hand you find a loving mum telling the story how she saw it & on the other the daughters version of how things really were. A book that features love, fame, anger & a brutal disease that ended a beautiful young womans life prematurely. Most books I read if I like them I cant put down, this one I had to to wipe the tears that were streaming down my face. I bought this book for my mum for Xmas who was then diagnosed with breast cancer two months later. I am sure this book was an inspiration to her & to all the family. I am now reading the book for a second time to ensure I didnt miss anything. I cant recommend this book highly enough but be warned have some tissues handy. ps My mum is okay.
Disappointing - By: Suffragette City, 02 Apr 2007 
I was eager to read this book but it actually told the reader very little of breast cancer. I also think the title was a misnomer as having read the book Caron was not at all courageous she was totallyin denial which is fine, I'm not saying I would be any different but I'm surprised everyone praised her for her courage when it was clear that she never really confronted her illness to the extent where she didn't even make a will.
I didn't think the book was at all well written either although it is good that inspite of the incredibly close relationship mother & daughter shared that Gloria did not idealise Caron & portrayed her warts & all.
It is a shame that Caron refused the tamoxifen she was offered after her initial diagnosis & also refused a 2nd mastectomy or didn't have a mastectomy at the outset which may have resultedin a better outcome. Also this book has made me even more sceptical of alternative therapies.
It also struck me as incredibly sad that Caron felt do embarrassed & ashamed of her illness as cancer used to carry a huge stigma & some cancers probably still do but I thought we'd moved on from all of that.
Her husband certainly came across as being a saint & having put up with an awful lot as well as put his own life on hold for 7 years & I hope that he is happy with his new wife as he did not deserve any of the criticism he got for remarrying. My heart goes out to them all, especially Gloria as I can't imagine anything worse than losing a child.
A special book about a special lady. - By: popsie, 30 Aug 2006 There was always something about Caron that made you want to watch her on tv.She had a lovely way about her & you could tell that family life was important to her.Gloria has written of this family lifein an honest & beautifully written book.The relationship between the two of them is as special as a mother daughter relationship could ever be.I would highly recommend this moving book but be ready for tears & heartache.
