Science writer pens book on treatment and loss after Cork partner dies of cancer

Cork woman Zarah Harrison was 37 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Her partner, an award-winning science writer, has recently penned a book about the devastating experience and unpicks the reasons why some treatments work and others don't

Zarah Harrison. Picture: Yellow Bird Photography

She arrived into his life full of colour, verve and vibrancy.

Some of his friends already knew her, but the first time Londoner Henry Scowcroft recalls speaking to the striking-looking blonde woman was at a 2010 music festival. Zarah Harrison, born and raised in Cork, was dressed in full pirate regalia.