{"product_id":"9781399717984-some-of-us-just-fall","title":"Some of Us Just Fall","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn Nature and Not Getting Better\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA raw and exquisite meditation on chronic illness and our place within the landscape, from prize-winning poet Polly Atkin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Defiant and dazzling'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFreya Bromley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tidal Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Essential reading'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica J. Lee, author of \u003ci\u003eTurning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It raises the standard of nature writing. This is both radical manifesto and activism in book form'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Huband, author of \u003ci\u003eSea Bean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter years of unexplained health problems, Polly Atkin's perception of her body was rendered fluid and disjointed. When she was finally diagnosed with two chronic conditions in her thirties, she began to piece together what had been happening to her - all the misdiagnoses, the fractures, the dislocations, the bone-crushing exhaustion, the not being believed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome of Us Just Fall\u003c\/i\u003e combines memoir, pathography and nature writing to trace a fascinating journey through illness, a journey which led Polly to her current home in the Lake District, where outdoor swimming is purported to cure all, and where every day she turns to the natural world to help tame her illness. Polly delves into the history of her two genetic conditions, uncovering how these illnesses were managed (or not) in times gone by and exploring how best to plan for her own future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom medical misogyny and gaslighting, to the illusion of 'the nature cure', this essential, beautiful and deeply personal book examines how we deal with bodies that diverge from the norm, and why this urgently needs to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book about getting better. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a book about living better with illness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40873776414817,"sku":"9781399717984","price":17.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14566541_jpg.jpg?v=1705609910","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399717984-some-of-us-just-fall","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}