{"product_id":"9780743238540","title":"A Whole New Life: An Illness and a Healing","description":"\u003cb\u003eReynolds Price has long been one of America's most acclaimed and accomplished men of letters-the author of novels, stories, poems, essays, plays, and now an unforgettable \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ememoir about illness and healing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e in this\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e more personal story, a narrative as intimate and compelling as any work of the imagination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1984, a large cancer was discovered in Reynold Price's spinal cord (\"The tumor was pencil-thick and gray-colored, ten inches long from my neck-hair downward\"). Here, for the first time, Price recounts without self-pity what became a long struggle to withstand and recover from this appalling, if all too common, affliction. He charts the first puzzling symptoms; the urgent surgery that failed to remove the growth and the radiation that temporarily arrested it (but hurried his loss of control of his lower body); the occasionally comic trials of rehab; the steady rise of severe pain and reliance on drugs; two further radical surgeries; the sustaining force of a certain religious vision; an eventual discovery of help from biofeedback and hypnosis; and the miraculous return of his powers as a writer in a new, active life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeyond the particulars of pain and mortal illness, larger concerns surface here-a determination to get on with the human interaction that is so much a part of this writer's much-loved work, the gratitude he feels toward kin and friends and some (though by no means \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e) doctors, the return to his prolific work, his own resilience, and the \"now appalling, now astonishing grace of God.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Whole New Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of hope and courage, a vivid reflection on illness and identity, and a deeply human narrative about overcoming chronic illness. It speaks to finding strength in illness, explores disability and personal growth, and ultimately charts a path toward spiritual awakening.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis inspirational work is a beacon for anyone confronting serious illness or supporting a loved one who is. With honesty, grace, and clarity, Price offers an inspirational story of transformation that restores faith in the enduring power of the human spirit.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42530563096637,"sku":"9780743238540","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780743238540_p0.jpg?v=1771566752","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780743238540","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}