Despite its title, this novel does not offer a "cure" for Mia's heartbreak. Not until she befriends a cancer survivor does she begin to trust in life again. His subsequent bypass surgery goes well nonetheless, Mia remains painfully aware of the consequences of mortality. Haunted by memories of her mother, Mia is feeling particularly vulnerable when tragedy strikes a second time, as her father suffers a heart attack. During the next several months, life falls back into a routine, but everything that Mia experiences-meeting new people, watching her father fall in love again, and discovering the difference between infatuation and love-is accompanied by a sense of longing. Mia is a freshman at the Bronx High School of Science when her mother dies 12 days after being diagnosed with cancer. Anyone who has grieved the loss of a loved one will feel an immediate connection to Mia, the narrator of this intimate novel.
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