The Shaking Woman Or A History Of My Nerves by Siri Hustvedt

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'. This 2011 Sceptre Paperback is in good condition. Pages beginning to tan.

ISBN: 9780340998779 SKU: 1578996 This image is of the actual book.

SKU: 1578996
Location: Biography