Invisible: How Young Women with Serious Health Issues Navigate Work, Relationships, and the Pressure To Seem Just Fine

By Hirsch, Michele Lent

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9780807023952 9780807023969
Publisher
Beacon


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Starred Review on February 1, 2018  |  Science and Technology

Health and womanhood are put under a critical lens in this debut by journalist Hirsch, which examines the pressures women face when told they're "too young" to be sick, and the isolation they feel while being out of step with their peers. After the author shares her story of chronic illness and several surgeries, she interviews women living with invisible illnesses—ones that are not always noticeable—such as osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, endomet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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