Promise Me: How a Sister's Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer

Emotional, uplifting and fascinating

The deeply personal, emotionally powerful story of two sisters: Suzy lost her life to breast cancer, Nancy dedicated her life to fighting it. Woven through their amazing journey are stories of survivors, activists, and researchers who helped shape a scientific and cultural revolution. This is THE book for book clubs this year.

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Recommended

Moving and deeply inspirational. Nancy Brinker's tale is a little-engine-that-could story that will rev you up like no other. Must read!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Kritters Ramblings

Wow, what a great book, by great I mean - I couldn't put it down, I laughed and cried, and I had to email my closet family and friends to share it immediately.

A fresh story on the makings of a huge organization that has changed the landscape of breast cancer and influenced decisions makers from citizens in their home to lawmakers in Washington, D.C. I have participated in SGK events, but I had no idea the trials that Brinker endured while starting this non-profit. She has fought breast cancer herself - who would have been able to do that while encouraging women to be aware of this devastating disease.

As to whom I would recommend - absolutely anyone. This was a great read that made me want to support this organization even more. I loved hearing this story and finishing it on the second day of 2011 made me motivated to make a resolution to be more involved in charity with this new year.

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Great Read!!

I enjoyed this book alot. It was very moving for me to read the story of a sister keeping her promise to her dying sister. It was great to get to know Susan and Nancy and how their life was before Susan got sick. Nancy is an amazing woman, too, for being able to keep her promise to Susan and to run with it! The Susan G. Komen Foundation is a remarkable foundation and provides a great wealth of information to the women of the world. Being a breast cancer survivor (12 Yrs), it was a very inspiring story for me. I have been interested in this foundation since it started and especially once I was diagnosed. I am now a volunteer for my local affiliate and hope to continue the great work that Nancy started on behalf of her sister, Susan.

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"The only singular truth about breast cancer is this: there is no singular truth..." from page 25.

I dare you not to be moved by the story of two sisters, Nancy and Susan and how their love changed how we battle breast cancer. This is a remarkable story of a promised kept. I'd also recommend that you buy "When God Stopped Keeping Score," an intimate look at the power of God and forgiveness. It is a must read for every woman and it is on sale now here on BN. Proceeds from the sale of each copy will go to support various women and children charities.

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A Living Legacy

When adversity strikes, how will you respond? Suzy Goodman wanted to open doors for others, and her sister, Nancy, made that wish a living legacy. This is an inspiring account of choice, self-empowerment and one's ability to make a difference. In many ways the book parallels insights found in the book "When One Door Closes" by Graham and Saylor. Both are interesting and thought provoking works that will challenge you to make positive choices and help you find the strength and determination to initiate meaningful change in your life. All of us face adversity along the way and have the opportunity to shape our legacy. That makes this book an excellent and worthwhile read.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Decent read

I have read many memoirs. This one doesn't flow as well as most. The subject matter itself is what kept me interested. Every couple chapters is a chapter about the history of breast cancer. I found that a little odd but I did learn more about the disease with that format. I enjoyed the book and found it to be a quick read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Promise me

Author repeats herself too many times throughout the book.very disappointed

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Highly recommended a must read!

This was an awesome book, I'd love to meet Nancy Brinker. Her life has had such purpose and the promise she made to her sister set the course for her life. I am currently going through the same thing with my sister so alot of the book hit very close to home. It is a very emotional book and you'd better have the tissues handy but I loved it because it made me feel like there is hope.

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Amazing! Informative, insightful and inspiring! Everyone should read this!

What an amazing piece of work! Nancy Brinker did a wonderful job putting this together. From the historical views to the actual events of her and her sister Susan's life. This book is not only envoking, it's riveting! A MUST read!

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Not Sure About Literary Content however...

Maybe I shouldn't be reviewing this book until I have finished reading it however I feel that the literary content of thus far leaves a bit to be desired: the fabulous family, the fabulous trip abroad, the fabulous fabulous life in school, everything is just too darned fabulous. And yes, I am waiting for the shoe to drop--the predictable shoe to drop. We know that Suzy is going to be stricken, we know the outcome. I keep waiting for the pathos to start but instead it is about the perfection of lives that could have been written into Father Knows Best.

Now, the factual pages (in gray on my nook) that Nancy has interjected into the prose are fascinating and compelling. I have read many accounts of people who have lost a loved one--family, friend, spouse, and my heart pounds right along with the writer. Case in point, Let's Take the Long Way Home.

The Susan G. Komen Cure is the cornerstone of the fight towards breast cancer. Hands down, Nancy has birthed an incredible foundation at the hands of a most unfortunate situation. My sister was stricken and is now a survivor, I am involved with ACS Walk for Life here in my hometown. The information shared in Promise Me is well scripted. The prose, at least up to the point I have read to (the sisters have been to Europe, etc.) reads like a sophomoric essay.

I only hope the turning points bring the pathos to the surface. I will continue reading this memoir because I really want to see it through. There are no words pro or con about the reality of cancer, this comment is literary content in discussion only.

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five stars!

A very moving story.

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