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Pacemaker

Hardcover • 2022 • English

Pacemaker

By David Toms

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Every time I write about my heart, I write about walking. Every time I write about walking, I write about my heart. What is it like to be born with a congenital heart defect? What does it mean to live knowing your heart will one day fail you? How do you walk without moving a muscle? In Pacemaker, poet David Toms deftly blends creative nonfiction, poetry and diary in an account of resisting, confronting, and living with a rare heart condition. His experience, including his hospitalisation during ...Show more

Biography: historical, political and military
Memoirs
Narrative theme: Health and illness

Book details

ISBN

9781838312657

Publisher

Banshee Press

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

Pacemaker

Format

Hardcover

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