Lisa Ray- Close to The Bone

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One of India's first supermodels. Actor. Cancer survivor. Mother of twins through surrogacy. Woman of no fixed address.

This is the story of Lisa Ray. An unflinching, deeply moving account of her nomadic existence: her entry into the Indian entertainment industry at sixteen; her relationship with her Bengali father and Polish mother; life on the movie sets and her brush with the Oscars; her battle with eating disorders; being diagnosed with multiple myeloma at thirty-seven; her spiritual quest; lovers and traitors, mentors and dream-makers; and the heartaches and triumphs along the way. It is also about Lisa's quest for love.

Funny, charming, and gut-wrenchingly honest all at once, Close to the Bone is Lisa Ray's brave and inspiring story of a life lived on her terms.

LISA RAY's long and serendipitous career in the modelling and entertainment arts began when, at sixteen, she appeared on the cover of Gladrags - the image made her an overnight sensation.

One of India's first supermodels, Lisa has acted in several movies, memorably in the Oscar-nominated Water, and been a television host (Top Chef Canada and Oh My Gold!). She also starred in Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Afreen Afreen' video. She was recently seen in the Amazon Primc original series Four More Shots Please! and her upcoming releases include A.R. Rahman's first production, 99 Songs. She has also started her own yoga studio and a line of ethical perfume.

When diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2009, Lisa chose to'share her experiences in a blog called `The Yellow Diaries, which led to her memoir, Close to the Bone. She was awarded the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 by the Canadian government for her contribution in raising cancer awareness. She writes poetry centred on identity and a life of no fixed address. In 2018 Lisa announced the birth of her twin daughters via surrogacy, writing and speaking about it as a way to normalize fertility options and choices for others. She divides her time between Mumbai and the world.

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