By the bestselling author of WHAT I LOVED, an intimate and enlightening account of her search for the key to her mysterious nervous disorder, which brilliantly illuminates the connection between mind and body.
'Readers of Oliver Sacks will rate this book highly; as with Sacks, scientific knowledge and a powerful capacity for empathy are closely linked . . . It is Hustvedt's gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear.' HILARY MANTEL, Guardian
While speaking at a memorial event for her father, the novelist Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Was it triggered by nerves, emotion - or something else entirely?
In this profoundly thought-provoking and revealing book, Hustvedt takes the reader on her journey through psychiatry, philosophy, neuroscience and medical history in search of a diagnosis. Conveying the often frightening mysteries of illness, she illuminates the perennially mysterious connection between mind and body and what we mean by 'I'.
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- Publication Date:
- 03/02/2011
- Publisher:
- Hodder Stoughton
- Authors:
- Hustvedt, Siri
- Year Published:
- 2011
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780340998779
- Number of Pages:
- 224
- Illustrations Note:
- None
- Publication Date:
- 03/02/2011
- Publisher:
- Hodder & Stoughton
- SKU:
- 9780340998779