Overview
āBrutal and brave, DeForest's novel is one of the best in the āmaking of a doctorā genre. And its plucky protagonist, casualty and hero, roars a universal truth, āWe all hurt.āā āBooklist, starred reviewĀ
A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022
A Publishers Weekly āWriter to Watchā
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In the troubled world of the hospital, where the language of blood tests and organ systems so often hides the heart of the matter, she works her way from one bed to another, from a man dying of substance use and tuberculosis, to a child in pain crisis, to a young woman, fading from confusion to aphasia to death. The long hours and heartrending work begin to blur the lines between her new life as a physician and the lifelong traumas she has fled.Ā Ā
In brilliant, wry, and biting prose, A History of Present Illness is a boldly honest meditation on the body, the hope of healing in the face of total loss, and what it means to be alive.
This book title, A History of Present Illness (A Novel), ISBN: 9780316381062, by Anna DeForest, published by Little, Brown and Company (August 16, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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