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Sophie van der Stap
Sophie van der Stap was 21 years old when she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. A striking, fun loving student, overnight her world was reduced to the sterile confines of a hospital. But within these walls Sophie discovered a whole new world of white coats, gossiping nurses, and sexy doctors. Of shared rooms, hair loss and eyebrow pencils.
Sophie wrote of this experience in a refreshingly candid and with keen book, The Girl with the Nine Wigs. When originally published in Holland in September 2006, it became an instant bestseller and recently won the Bart prize for making the impossible possible.
Today Sophie is 25 years-old. She lives in Amsterdam and has just completed her first novel, A Blue Butterfly Bids Farewell. Her cancer is in complete remission and she is enjoying life as much as possible. She still occasionally wears wigs.
www.sophievanderstap.nl
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