{"product_id":"shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves","title":"Shaking Woman Or A History Of My Nerves By Hustvedt, Siri","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eWHAT I LOVED \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eA WOMAN LOOKING AT MEN LOOKING AT WOMEN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Provocative but often funny, encyclopedic but down to earth . . . an extraordinary double story'' Oliver Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It is Hustvedt''s gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear'' Hilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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''.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''She has an enviable ability to digest and reframe her discoveries into clear, accessible prose'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR SIRI HUSTVEDT:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Hustvedt is that rare artist, a writer of high intelligence, profound sensuality and a less easily definable capacity for which the only word I can find is wisdom'' \u003cb\u003eSalman Rushdie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It is Hustvedt''s gift to write with exemplary clarity of what is by necessity unclear'' \u003cb\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Her novels have received a deserved acclaim. But to my mind, she is even more to be admired as an essayist . . . in this regard I feel that she resembles Virginia Woolf '' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Few contemporary writers are as satisfying and stimulating to read as Siri Hustvedt'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57550151876990,"sku":"NW9780340998779","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780340998779.jpg?v=1785125743","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}