Publisher's Synopsis
"Halfway through earning her MFA in fiction, a 53-year-old married mother of three is diagnosed with rectal cancer. Facing a year of radiation, chemo, and a permanent colostomy, she begins chronicling every detail. She is surprised when her vitriolic alter-ego appears, refusing to passively submit to the brutal treatment regimen. As the narrative evolves, its writing helps the author navigate the terror, absurdity, and even the humor, in an uncertain future. The Colors I Saw is a metafictional memoir, the story of the author's deep shame and loss, accepting an unacceptable reality, and the web of friends and family who sustained her. An endearing page-turner, it is not about whether the author survives, but how"--
