Recovery : the lost art of convalescence

By:

Francis, Gavin

Publication details: London : Profile Books, 2022Description: xii, 127pISBN:

9781800810488

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WB 545

Summary: When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives - until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how - and why - we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it.

List(s) this item appears in: Stenhouse Library - Wellbeing & Personal Improvement Collection | Stenhouse Library - Your Health Collection | Stenhouse Library New Books 2022 | Homerton: Your Health | Barts Health - Your Health Collection | Stenhouse Library - Trauma and PTSD (self help)

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When it comes to illness, sometimes the end is just the beginning. Recovery and convalescence are words that exist at the periphery of our lives - until we are forced to contend with what they really mean. Here, GP and writer Gavin Francis explores how - and why - we get better, revealing the many shapes recovery takes, its shifting history and the frequent failure of our modern lives to make adequate space for it.

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