What I Thought I Knew: A Memoir - Softcover

Cohen, Alice Eve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143117653 ISBN 13: 9780143117650

Publisher: Penguin Books, 2010

Synopsis

"Darkly hilarious...an unexpected bundle of joy."
-O, The Oprah Magazine

Alice Cohen was happy for the first time in years. After a difficult divorce, she had a new love in her life, she was rais-ing a beloved adopted daughter, and her career was blossoming. Then she started experiencing mysterious symptoms. After months of tests, x-rays, and inconclusive diagnoses, Alice underwent a CAT scan that revealed the truth: she was six months pregnant.

At age forty-four, with no prenatal care and no insurance coverage for a high-risk pregnancy, Alice 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.

About this title

Product Description:

What I Thought I Knew In her unflinchingly honest and ruefully witty voice, Cohen nimbly carries readers through her metamorphosis from a woman who has come to terms with infertility to one who struggles to love a heartbeat found in her womb--six months into a high-risk pregnancy. Full description

About the Author:

Alice Eve Cohen is a playwright, solo theater artist, and memoirist. She has written for Nickelodeon and PBS and received fellowships and grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. She teaches at The New School in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0143117653
• ISBN 13: 9780143117650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208