Spring Garden Township author writes "Letters to Sam"

Anita Cherry of Spring Garden Township has written "Letters to Sam." She says her book is "a poetic telling to her adopted daughter of the author's reflections on early-adulthood ovarian cancer, infertility and recurring thyroid cancer, and moving beyond the pain to celebrate life and growth.

The cover of the book is an original painting done by Cherry in 1981.

She will sign her book during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life June 12 and 13 at York County School of Technology.

Copies of her book, at $11.95, can be purchased at Collage, the York Health Boutique for Women at Apple Hill, the office of Dr. Scott Cherry, 955 S. George St., York; the American Cancer Society and amazon.com.