The Elegant Art of Falling Apart

Jessica Jones had a complicated life. Booze, cocaine, bad boyfriends it was a rollercoaster ride of what self help writers call opportunities for growth . But she got way from all that. She rebuilt her career, became prosperous and, at last, found happiness in a wonderful, new relationship.

Just when things were almost perfect ... she learned that she had breast cancer. Jessica did what she s always done: she got through it. After seven months of gruelling treatments she travelled from London to Sydney to begin a three-month holiday of a lifetime with her gorgeous man only to find herself plunged into a different, and totally unexpected, life crisis.

Jessica s story gives us all hope that, no matter what happens, we can always find a way through with laughter, courage and good friends.

“Jess has the amazing ability to make you feel that you are with her, every step of the way. I laughed out loud, I cried and I couldn t put The Elegant Art of Falling Apart down, couldn t stop reading until I d completed this extraordinary journey with her. - Susie Porter”

Jess has the amazing ability to make you feel that you are with her, every step of the way. I laughed out loud, I cried and I couldn t put The Elegant Art of Falling Apart down, couldn t stop reading until I d completed this extraordinary journey with her. - Susie Porter

Jessica Jones grew up in Australia and New Guinea. After being asked to leave high school she ran away to London to drown herself in music and fashion. Jessica s life has been a colourful tapestry of enriching experiences: paralysis; addiction; glamour; world travel and careers ranging from waitressing to writing. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer Jessica started the acclaimed blog Chemo Chic A Guide to Surviving Breast Cancer With Style.

The Elegant Art of Falling Apart is her moving and funny story of betrayal, break-up, breakdown, and cancer.

Jessica Jones had a complicated life. Booze, cocaine, bad boyfriends it was a rollercoaster ride of what self help writers call opportunities for growth . But she got way from all that. She rebuilt her career, became prosperous and, at last, found happiness in a wonderful, new relationship. Just when things were almost perfect ... she learned that she had breast cancer. Jessica did what she s always done: she got through it. After seven months of gruelling treatments she travelled from London to Sydney to begin a three-month holiday of a lifetime with her gorgeous man only to find herself plunged into a different, and totally unexpected, life crisis. Jessica s story gives us all hope that, no matter what happens, we can always find a way through with laughter, courage and good friends.

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