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

This is a funny book that shows how life can throw unexpected curves and how a sense of humor can save you. Stricken with incurable anemia, Rosemary Breslin was losing the energy to live--a perfect time to meet the man of your dreams and fall in love. As the daughter of the columnist Jimmy Breslin, it's no surprise that the author can serve up funny and thoughtful stories. Her relationship with her family and her charismatic character bring the book to life. Full of gabby self-reflection, shopping sprees, and celebrity cameos (she gets medical referrals from the Cuomos, gifts from Giorgio Armani, and a walk-on from Jack Nicholson) Not Exactly What I Had in Mind is a most welcome memoir of a well-lived life.