When Hard Lilies Cry, Manal Suleiman Shurafa
When Hard Lilies Cry, Manal Suleiman Shurafa
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When Hard Lilies Cry

Author: Manal Suleiman Shurafa

Narrator: Susan Marlowe

Unabridged: 18 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2025


Synopsis

"When Hard Lilies Cry" describes Manal's 26 years journey battling two cancers and preventing two more; she battled breast and Thyroid cancers while raising her children and coping with harsh chemo and radiotherapy, she accepted the alteration of her figure after mastectomy for the sake of her children.Throughout her journey, Manal not only described how she handled such a calamity, but also explained what a family member or friend expects from you when diagnosed with cancer. She kept asking "Why Me" and when she found her own satisfying answer, she finally accepted her divine decree which strengthened her faith.In spite of doctors' advice, she made most of her vital decisions based on her gut feelings over science, which saved her life, twice. Writing this book and getting what was in her heart and mind out in the open, empowered her and increased her self-confidence when facing and dealing with hard times or life-threatening situations, she stood up to challenges and destroyed her comfort zone when she realized that it was an obstacle in her way."When Hard Lilies Cry" is an inspiration and a benefit to you, your family, and friends in handling the tensions and complexities of life.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elena on April 22, 2026

What stayed with me most is how the book refuses to reduce cancer to a single diagnosis and instead shows it as a long lived condition that reshapes identity, family, faith, and decision making over decades. The repeated return to questions rather than answers gives the memoir its emotional structur......more