A Year Lost, A Life Gained

Suzanne Dalton has accomplished much in her life—she is an artist, writer, actor, graphic designer, and program manager. The one undertaking for which she did not sign up was breast cancer. In her new memoir, a Readers Favorite 5 Star Top Award Winner, humor guides Suzanne through difficult decisions about treatments, surgeries, and reconstruction. Her story, told through witty letters to friends, includes a party before surgery, a zany poodle, and refusal to let cancer define her.

This is a beautifully told story and a guide to aid anyone diagnosed with a life-threatening medical event whether they’ve completed the journey or are just embarking upon the path.

Readers’ Favorite Review - 5 stars award:

“Dalton’s honest, clean, and crisp writing style and her well-paced narrative make this a book that anyone can enjoy and benefit from. The humor had me chuckling from start to finish. More than a few comedians could take a lesson from it.”

PLEASE NOTE: Breast Cancer Prevention Partners receives a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book. Thank you!

Suzanne Dalton wrote the humorous short story series "Poodle Possessed" for Hoflin Publishing's bi-monthly international publication, Poodle Review, for 14 years. A Year Lost, A Life Gained is Suzanne's first book. She is presently working on her next, a book of travel, adventure, and poodles.

Suzanne graduated from Wayne State University with a BS in geology. She studied fine art, industrial design, watercolor, and photography at College for Creative Studies, and has a TEFL diploma and a Master Certificate in Applied Project Management from Villanova University. Suzanne is currently a program manager of software development at an automotive company in Detroit, where she lives with her husband and her standard poodle, American Canadian Champion Ascot Rosebar Double Diaka CGC, a.k.a. "Fletcher," but being such an accomplished poodle, of course, he prefers "Mr. Fletcher."