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The Big 5-OH! by Sandra D. Bricker: Author Beats Cancer, Then Writes a Comedy for the Christian Book Market About What Comes Next
Contact: Maegan Roper, Marketing Manager for Abingdon Press Fiction, 615-749-6420
 
MEDIA ADVISORY, Jan. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- "Ovarian cancer is so deadly," says author Sandra D. Bricker, "because its symptoms are deceptively subtle." This is a topic Bricker knows well. In 2004, she was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. "After a couple of surgeries and radiation treatments," she explains, "my doctor told me I'd beaten it. I was over the moon. You dream of getting the news that you've battled and won. But over 70% of patients see a recurrence within five years. How are you supposed to wrap your brain around moving forward with that statistic hanging over your head?" And so Sandra D. Bricker did what a writer does best – she poured those emotions out into a book!
 
In Bricker's February release from Abingdon Press, The Big 5-OH! begins just as Olivia Wallace has completed her treatment, her hair has grown back, and she's about to return to her life. She can't remember a birthday that wasn't marked somehow by illness, tragedy, or both, but as her 50th birthday barrels down the road toward her, she's determined to break out of the post-cancer blues and change her course. Olivia escapes a snowy Ohio winter to the Florida sunshine and, amidst a crazy cast of characters that include a dog with a lampshade color, a rogue alligator and a flirtatious octogenarian, Olivia is surprised with the best birthday gift of all ... a second chance at love.
 
"Although poignant in places, the book is very light-hearted," Bricker declares. "I lived vicariously through Olivia, and we both ended up with our own happy ending. She got the guy, and I received the news that I'd cleared my five-year cancer-free mark. There's really nothing like a rockin' Happily Ever After, is there?"
 
THE AUTHOR WILL DONATE A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS TO THE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND.
 
The Big 5-OH!: A Novel by Sandra D. Bricker
Fiction: 320 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1-4267-0235-8
Available February 2010
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: With 11 books in print and 2 others slated for publication, award-winning author Sandra D. Bricker has carved out a niche for herself with laugh-out-loud romantic comedy for the inspirational market. Bricker was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was a publicist for 15+ years in Los Angeles. She currently resides in Tampa, Florida.