At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness

In this deeply moving memoir, Arthur W. Frank explores the events of illness from the inside: the transformation of person to patient, the pain, the delight and the ceremony of recovery. To explain what illness can teach us about life, Frank refers to his own encounters with serious illness - a heart attack at the age of thirty-nine and a cancer diagnosis a year later. In poignant and lucid prose, he offers a wonderful insight into what happens when our bodies and emotions are taken to extremes. Ultimately, he explores what it means to be human.