Ten psychotherapeutic tales of men with cancer in their lives finding their way through the crisis. Three characters are introduced to us: a young, aspirational real estate salesperson, a rusted drill bit, and 'the man whose wife is unwell'. They are fi rst put to the test by the crisis, but the struggle is far from ended. The men dispel the worst stereotypes about how poorly men handle personal problems, each in their own unique way. Numerous subjects are covered, including women, fi shing, dream interpretation, anxiety, hope, values, and ethics. A background music with continuous meditations on male identity plays throughout. The tone is good-natured, humorous and a little self-deprecating. With that in mind, the book can be experienced as an unpretentious tribute to the masculine complexity, to the colors and nuances that appear when the lacquer is scratched.
