Giving up the Ghost

Worth Fighting For by Lisa Niemi Swayze. Simon & Schuster, €16.35. Reviewed by Joanne Hayden.

Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi Swayze: a touching yet ultimately unsuccessful memoir. Photo: Getty
Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi Swayze: a touching yet ultimately unsuccessful memoir. Photo: Getty

Worth Fighting For by Lisa Niemi Swayze

**Simon & Schuster, €16.35**

**Reviewed by Joanne Hayden**

If Lisa Niemi Swayze had been married to an electrician who'd died of pancreatic cancer, Worth Fighting For would never have been published. Who would read a graphic account of a hideous disease - an onslaught of indigestion, bad breath and 'chemo farts', blocked stents, excruciating ...