Summary
We are never closer to life than when we brush up against the possibility of death. O'Farrell discusses the near-death experiences that have punctuated and defined her life. From a childhood illness that left her bedridden for a year, which she was not expected to survive, through her ongoing, daily... Full description
Summary: |
We are never closer to life than when we brush up against the possibility of death. O'Farrell discusses the near-death experiences that have punctuated and defined her life. From a childhood illness that left her bedridden for a year, which she was not expected to survive, through her ongoing, daily struggle to protect her daughter from a condition that leaves her unimaginably vulnerable to life's myriad dangers. Seventeen encounters at different ages, in different locations, capture the perils-- and illuminates the preciousness, beauty, and mysteries-- of life itself. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Tinder Press, 2017. |
Physical Description: |
288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
ISBN: |
9780525520221 0525520228 |
Author Notes: |
(Bowker Author Biography) |