Edwards' wife to write about surviving cancer

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, is writing a book about her life, including her recent successful treatment for breast cancer.

The announcement comes about a month after it became known her husband, a former senator, is working on a photo essay book focusing on American values and dreams, using pictures of the childhood homes of notable people.

The books will be published at a time when John Edwards is traveling around the country testing the waters for a 2008 presidential bid.

Elizabeth Edwards' book proposal is being circulated to publishers by Robert Barnett, a Washington lawyer who helped her husband land a book deal. Barnett said he is finding "enormous interest."