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Before I Die

by Jenny Downhamliterary work· published 2007

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Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, drugs with excruciating side-effects, Tessa compiles a list. It's her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of 'normal' life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa's feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, all are painfully crystallised in the precious weeks before Tessa's time finally runs out.From the Hardcover edition.

Adaptations (1)

Before I Die was adapted into a 2012 film.

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    Now Is Good
    2012 · film · 103 min · dir. Ol Parker · IMDb ↗
    IMDb7.056%

    A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

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