{"product_id":"9780743238540","title":"A Whole New Life: An Illness and a Healing","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePrice, Reynolds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScribner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6\/24\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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":43404824412415,"sku":"9780743238540","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_13aa7c62-8abc-470d-aec4-0f08d3f0a87c.jpg?v=1764875208","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780743238540","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}