The Best Medicine
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The Best Medicine

The Best Medicine

By
Christine Hamill (Author)  

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Philip's mum has breast cancer. Philip wants to be a stand-up comedian like his hero, Harry Hill. Now he has to find the funny side of an unfunny subject, to help his mum - and himself. Philip is twelve years old and life is pretty good. He gets on with his mum and gets by pretty well at school - in spite of girl problems, teacher problems, bully problems and - er - poetry problems. Philip's happy-go-lucky life is disrupted when his mother gets breast cancer. Bad enough that your mother is seriously ill - but could she not have developed a less embarrassing kind of cancer - toe cancer, maybe, or ear cancer? Philip's attempts to cope with his situation are both hilarious and touching. Through it all, he's writing letters to his hero, the comedian Harry Hill, looking for advice. A multi-award-winning and hilarious take on the unfunny subject of cancer; this book brings one of modern life's most prevalent illnesses into the light and gives it a human face
Christine Hamill lives with her son in Belfast and teaches creative writing in a college of further education. This is her first novel and her first book for children. She is also the author of a non-fiction book for adults, B is for Breast Cancer.
  • Contributor: Christine Hamill
  • Imprint: Little Island
  • ISBN13: 9781910411513
  • Number of Pages: 176
  • Packaged Dimensions: 129x190x17mm
  • Packaged Weight: 240
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Little Island
  • Release Date: 2016-05-18
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Christine Hamill lives with her son in Belfast and teaches creative writing in a college of further education. This is her first novel and her first book for children. She is also the author of a non-fiction book for adults, B is for Breast Cancer.

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