Lisa Ray Instagram – I’m excited to segue into author mode and kick off a season of literary festival appearances at the #SharjahBookFair It’s the culmination of my girlhood aspiration to be asked to take the stage at a number of renowned festivals that bring readers and wordsmiths together Lisa Ray: Close to the Bone When: Friday, November 1 (6.00pm) Where: Discussion Forum 1 Lisa Ray’s life was changed forever when, in 2009, she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. The Canadian-Indian actor and model, who starred in Water (2005) and the upcoming 99 Songs (2020), set out on a spiritual quest to find inner peace. Here she talks about her extraordinary memoir, Close to the Bone, which covers her early nomadic life, the ups and downs of her acting career and subsequent battles with eating disorders, as well as the diagnosis that forced her to re-evaluate everything.