Nina Riggs was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at the age of 38. At the time, she was a poet, and was married with two young sons. Nina is an exceptional writer who manages to describe her very serious situation in a way that is entertaining and often even, funny! The Afterword was written by her husband John, after her death in early 2017.
The bright hour: a memoir of living and dying
by Riggs, Nina
Text Publishing, Melbourne, Vic, 2017
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- Item Type: Book
- 310 pages
- ISBN: 9781925498493
- Copies: 1 All Checked Out

Categories: Breast Cancer, Women's Stories
Subjects: Children, Death, Families, Personal experiences
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