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Denise Mathew loves good chocolate, lots of coffee, her kids and husband, when they behave, and of course writing stories. She believes that housework should be banned and wishes that potato chips were the most healthy and nutritious food on the planet.
She worked as a pediatric nurse for eleven years, once owned an online jewelry business and even taught English in Thailand.
She plans on writing until the stories run out, something she hopes never happens.
Reviewed by Carol Thompson for Readers' Favorite
In The Peace Project, Denise Mathew writes about two young teens, Marilee and Jax, both of whom have cancer. Marilee is diagnosed with cancer and begins treatment. In the hospital she meets Jax, who works there and who eventually becomes the love of her life. The book details the highs and lows of their relationship, Marilee's relationship with her own parents, and Jax's relationship with his "Gran."
Mathew gives vivid details of the chemotherapy treatment and Marilee's reaction to her diagnosis, as well as the emotions that a teenager would go through as they are treated. It isn't until the end of the story that it is learned that Jax, too, suffers from cancer. He had been in remission, unbeknownst to Marilee, who thought needle scars on his arms may have been from drug use.
At one point, Marilee is near death and Mathew wrote it with poignant reality. While the story is quite predictable, Mathew does take a common theme and adds more emotion than is seen in many teenage cancer stories. Her use of detailed descriptions adds to the story. There are some slower parts, and some scenes occur too quickly, but overall the story is a nice story of teenage love and emotion when faced with a potentially terminal disease.
