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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Caroline CramptonPublisher: Granta Books Imprint: Granta Books Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.30cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9781783789054ISBN 10: 1783789050 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 11 April 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsClarity and beauty combine with terror and dark comedy - essential reading for everyone who has a body. And yes - that means every single reader in the world -- Lucy Worsley Clarity and beauty combine with terror and dark comedy - essential reading for everyone who has a body. And yes - that means every single reader in the world -- Lucy Worsley Masterful... [a] very readable account of the history of hypochondria as a concept in human history; and its implications for how we think about what is real, what is normal and how we relate to our bodies... A profound work -- Dr Gwen Adshead A wonderful, poignant and personal journey into the world of hypochondria. Written with wisdom and insight, this is both an important and entertaining read into a much misunderstood condition -- Dr Alastair Santhouse [A] thoughtful and touching examination of what it means to be well... Crampton's unflinching honesty and skill with words make for a tender and often heart-breaking history of medicine. Every medical professional should read this book -- Subhadra Das An intelligent, vulnerable and learned book about a condition so widespread and yet so misunderstood. A Body Made of Glass unpicks the mysterious relationship between mind, body, and a health anxiety which may or may not have a physical source... Humane, thoughtful, and unsettling. The best book I've read in ages -- Cal Flyn Author Information"CAROLINE CRAMPTON is an author and podcaster who writes about the world and how we live in it. She worked in journalism at publications like the New Statesman and The Times before focusing on literary non-fiction. Her first book, The Way to the Sea: The Forgotten Histories of the Thames Estuary (Granta, 2019), was described by critics ""as elegant and sinuous as the river"" and ""wise, fascinating and informative"". Her award-winning podcast about golden age detective fiction, Shedunnit, is distributed by BBC Sounds. As a broadcaster, she has appeared on BBC Two, Sky News, BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 4 and her reviews have been published by the Guardian, London Review of Books and Spectator." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |