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Maps of our spectacular bodies

Hardcover • 2022 • English

Maps of our spectacular bodies

By Maddie Mortimer

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About the book

When Lia finds out that her cancer is back, she tries to keep the landscapes of her past, her present and her body separate. But bodies are porous, unpredictable places. Lia's story is told, in part, by the very thing that is killing her; a gleeful and malevolent voice that shape-shifts through her systems, learning her life from the inside-out. We come to understand the people that have shaped her: a daughter, navigating the horrors of the playground; a husband, struggling to maintain a sense o...Show more

Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Narrative theme: Health and illness

Book details

ISBN

9781529069365

Publisher

Picador

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

Maps of our spectacular bodies

Format

Hardcover

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