{"id":2720,"date":"2012-06-10T23:56:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T23:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/margaretforrest.com\/?page_id=2720"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:51:27","slug":"read-my-work-here","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/margaretforrest.com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nominated for a reader\u2019s choice award, <em>The Test<\/em> is the illustrated novel for anyone who has ever had to wait for <em>scary labs<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>Ever had unexplainable medical symptoms, a lump, a scary mole?\u00a0 <em>The Test<\/em> follows Kate Thomas through the 12 tense days she experiences after the discovery of a lump in her breast, from Day 1\u2019s panic to Day 12 when her test results finally come in.\u00a0 Travel with her through the surprisingly complicated terrain of existential angst, shaky faith in medical science, and overwhelming self-absorption (so embarrassing).\u00a0 Meet the office staff member whose sole purpose in life is to prevent her from getting an appointment <em>in the same calendar year<\/em>.\u00a0 Accompany her to the hospital where she practically needs a <em>GPS<\/em> just to find the Radiology Department.\u00a0 All this plus illustrations! 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