Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative

Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative

Memoir meets craft masterclass in this “daring, honest, psychologically insightful” exploration of how we think and write about intimate experiences—“a must read for anybody shoving a pen across paper…

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