Just Breathe Normally |
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| Author:
| Shumaker, Peggy |
| Series title: | American Lives Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-2641-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
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| Imprint: | Bison Books |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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In the wake of her near-fatal cycling collision, Peggy Shumaker searches for meaning within extremity. Through a long convalescence, she reevaluates her family's past, treating us to a meditation on the meaning of justice and the role of love in the gruelling process of healing. Her book testifies to the power of collective empathy in the transformations that make and remake us throughout our lives.
In the wake of her near-fatal cycling collision, Peggy Shumaker searches for meaning within extremity. Through a long convalescence, she reevaluates her family's past, treating us to a meditation on the meaning of justice and the role of love in the gruelling process of healing. Her book testifies to the power of collective empathy in the transformations that make and remake us throughout our lives.