What I Thought I Knew, by Alice Eve Cohen
?Everything we love in a book?profound, honest, hilarious, humane, surprising?
?Anne Lamott, Salon.com Best Books of 2009
Winner of the Elle Magazine GRAND PRIX FOR NONFICTION
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am thrilled to announce that my memoir, What I Thought I Knew, has just come out in paperback, and is available in bookstores and online. http://www.amazon.com/What-Thought-Knew-Alice-Cohen/dp/0143117653/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274819089&sr=1-2
I hope you?ll have a chance to read it. Feel free to forward this email to people you know who might be interested.
Some reviews are pasted in below. For more information, please visit my website at www.AliceEveCohen.com
Warm wishes,
Alice
Praise for WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW:
?Darkly hilarious ? an unexpected bundle of joy.?
?O, The Oprah Magazine
?Her witty, dramatic story builds suspense up to the final page.?
?More
?Everything we love in a book?profound, honest, hilarious, humane, surprising.?
?Salon.com
?She writes with impact, sincerity, and humility? [and] delivers powerful emotion.?
?Elle
?I could not put this book down. When I got to the last pages, I had tears in my eyes. It is a remarkable story? On every page there?s another shocking, unbelievable turn in the story, which is even more breathtaking than the page before? You have to dig to the depths of your soul to find out why you?re here, and why we?re here, and why this child is here.?
?Harry Smith, CBS The Early Show
?A gripping story about one of the most wrenching decisions a woman can face.?
?People
?[Cohen?s] much-in-evidence inner wellspring of hope and love makes for a funny, touching read. If you?ve ever found yourself or a loved one in the strange terrain where ethics and practical thought conflict, this will clarify and inspire.?
?Remedy
* The New York Times article http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/11/books/11cohen.html
*Interview with Harry Smith on CBS The Early Show: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5154950n&tag=related;photovideo
* Interview on NPR?s All Things Considered? http://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=What+I+Thought+I+Knew+by+Alice+Eve+Cohen
WHAT I THOUGHT I KNEW
Alice was happy for the first time in years. Then, she started experiencing mysterious symptoms.? After months of tests, X-rays, and inconclusive diagnoses, Alice was sent for an emergency CAT scan that revealed the truth: she was six months pregnant. At age 44, with no prenatal care and no insurance coverage for a high-risk pregnancy, she was besieged by opinions from doctors and friends about what was ethical, what was loving, what was right. With the intimacy of a diary and the suspense of a thriller, What I Thought I Knew is a ruefully funny, wickedly candid tale; a story of hope and renewal that turns all of the ?knowns? upside down.
Alice Eve Cohen is a memoirist, playwright, and solo theater artist. She has written for Nickelodeon and PBS, and has received fellowships and grants from the NYS Council on the Arts and the NEA. She teaches at The New School.
