Naked Imperfection

A Memoir

Author  Gillian Deacon
Naked Imperfection

What if you’re doing everything right—living a healthy, virtuous, conscientious life— and something goes terribly wrong?

Gillian Deacon was the paragon of virtue, the standard-bearer for how to live responsibly on  the earth. So when the all-natural vegetarian yogi and runner mother of  three young boys was diagnosed with cancer, the world stopped making sense.

In an increasingly perilous environment, the promise of order amidst chaos is so tantalizing.  Every busy woman will recognize herself in Gill’s striving—if we just get through  our to-do list of achievements and improvements, we can get our lives under control …  can’t we? The illusion of perfection is a powerful motivator, propelling so many of us at…