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Sunshine: A tender story of what it is to be young, a mother, in love, and dying by Klein, Norma is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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**Based on the true story of , that was made into a memorable Television movie.--Fr.Cvr** A young woman, Jacquelyn M. Helton, died in 1971 of a rare form of cancer. Osteosarcoma (OS), or osteogenic sarcoma (OGS) (or simply, bone cancer) is a cancerous tumor in a bone. The final 18 months of her life she kept a tape recorded diary as a legacy for her young daughter. **Inspired by this remarkable girl's story, and based closely on her diary, Universal Studios produced a stunning motion picture which will be remembered as an outstanding television event of 1973.** It received rave reviews, and the New York Times called it **"One of the Year's Best Specials."** ***Norma Klein's novel has been written from the actual diary and from Carol Sobieski's script of this motion picture.*** Pg 2 of July 1982 edition
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- Author
- Klein, Norma
- Publisher
- Avon Books, a div. of The Hearst Corp./Published by arrngmt w/the Jennifer Elizabeth Helton Trust & Alskog, Inc.
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780380000494
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (91 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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