Bald in the Land of Big Hair (a true story)
(Harper Collins 2001)
Joni Rodgers lives in Houston, Texas, where big hair is a God-given right. It’s prerequisite for a real estate license, as natural as Naugahyde, as important as Elvis. But at thirty-two, Joni was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and aggressive cancer of the immune system, and she lost her hair to chemotherapy. It’s no fun being a bald girl in the Big Hair Capitol of America, but Joni managed to hold onto her sanity and her sense of humor. With the same amazing ability to laugh at life (and herself) that helped her survive cancer, Joni now recounts her story-a deeply affecting tale of industrial-strength drugs, healing herbs, love, sex, prayer, kids, career, and the search for a wig that won’t make her look like Betty Rubble.
Good Housekeeping Bonus Book (March 2001)
Readers Digest Select Editions “Best Nonfiction of 2001”
“Rodgers lives, loves, and thankfully, writes without a safety net…a mix of Molly Ivins’ blowsy wit and Anna Quindlen’s suburban logic…(Rodgers) manages the rare literary feat of being painful and funny in one urgent breath.” Entertainment Weekly
“Thoroughly enjoyable, idiosyncratic, and funny…an uplifting celebration of life.” London Daily Mail
“Candid and amusing…” People Magazine
“Gutsy…impressive…engaging honesty…and a steady supply of wisecracks.” New York Times
“Memoirs of a cancer survivor with a delicious sense of humor and a well-defined sense of self. Darkly comic…inspiring…” Kirkus
“Funny…heartbreaking…free-spirited.” Library Journal
“This is the stuff of book club discussions.” Publishers Weekly
“This is a very important book. Read it.” Elizabeth Berg, bestselling author of Talk Before Sleep
(Harper Collins 2001)
Joni Rodgers lives in Houston, Texas, where big hair is a God-given right. It’s prerequisite for a real estate license, as natural as Naugahyde, as important as Elvis. But at thirty-two, Joni was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and aggressive cancer of the immune system, and she lost her hair to chemotherapy. It’s no fun being a bald girl in the Big Hair Capitol of America, but Joni managed to hold onto her sanity and her sense of humor. With the same amazing ability to laugh at life (and herself) that helped her survive cancer, Joni now recounts her story-a deeply affecting tale of industrial-strength drugs, healing herbs, love, sex, prayer, kids, career, and the search for a wig that won’t make her look like Betty Rubble.
Good Housekeeping Bonus Book (March 2001)
Readers Digest Select Editions “Best Nonfiction of 2001”
“Rodgers lives, loves, and thankfully, writes without a safety net…a mix of Molly Ivins’ blowsy wit and Anna Quindlen’s suburban logic…(Rodgers) manages the rare literary feat of being painful and funny in one urgent breath.” Entertainment Weekly
“Thoroughly enjoyable, idiosyncratic, and funny…an uplifting celebration of life.” London Daily Mail
“Candid and amusing…” People Magazine
“Gutsy…impressive…engaging honesty…and a steady supply of wisecracks.” New York Times
“Memoirs of a cancer survivor with a delicious sense of humor and a well-defined sense of self. Darkly comic…inspiring…” Kirkus
“Funny…heartbreaking…free-spirited.” Library Journal
“This is the stuff of book club discussions.” Publishers Weekly
“This is a very important book. Read it.” Elizabeth Berg, bestselling author of Talk Before Sleep