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    Necessary to Life: A Memoir of Devotion, Cancer and Abundant Love

    By Louisa Leontiades and Michon Neal

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    Vilified by the media for her outspoken non-monogamous lifestyle, Louisa Leontiades is, unbeknownst to the outside world, being defeated by mundanity. Four years of caring for toddlers and living in tracksuits has left her anxious, exhausted, and virtually celibate. Her partner, Morten, falls in love with Yasmin, whose family will never allow their relationship unless he leaves Louisa. Louisa falls for Janus, a terminal cancer patient looking for a mother for his children before he dies. As Louisa and Morten seem poised to be torn apart, Louisa learns she has a potentially fatal tumour. Should she start a family with Janus (if she lives)? Would Yasmin make a good stepmother for her children (if she dies)? Necessary to Life takes an unflinching look at the importance of seizing the moment and the costs of following your heart.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThorntree Press
    Release dateMay 5, 2017
    ISBN9781944934156
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    Necessary to Life: A Memoir of Devotion, Cancer and Abundant Love
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    Louisa Leontiades

    Louisa Leontiades is a contributor to Huffington Post, Salon, Nerve, Jezebel and the Guardian and author of the controversial memoir, The Husband Swap and its companion guide, Lessons in Life and Love to My Younger Self. Originally from the United Kingdom, she lives in Sweden a country which thankfully has very good indoor heating.

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