5/24/2023 0 Comments Grealy autobiography of a face![]() ![]() The book can be depressing at times, and then joyful as Lucy goes on adventures with fellow patients at the hospital. She goes through a point in time and wonders if she can ever get anyone to love her. Lucy faces what many would think of as horrific surgeries, taunts, and illness, yet she continued on. ![]() The main themes of this book include overcoming obstacles, dealing with insecurities, and finding ones’ way in life. The story follows Lucy into early adulthood and discusses the lessons she learns along the way. ![]() The story chronicles Lucy’s time from the age of a healthy nine year-old girl, to spending most of upper elementary and middle school in the hospital, reentering middle school looking different and then facing high school peers and believing she will never be viewed as attractive. However, the normalcy of Lucy’s life soon changes when Lucy develops cancer. Lucy tells a story in which the reader first sees a very healthy and active nine year-old girl. One can easily picture her as a care-free nine year old wrestling with the neighborhood boys. The author, Lucy Grealy, has a way with words. It is a story of courage, depression, maturity, and overcoming great obstacles. Would people stare? Would people ask questions or quickly look the other way? The novel Autobiography of a Face is one woman’s story of living with only half of a face for most of her life. Imagine walking through the supermarket and seeing a woman with only part of a face. ![]()
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