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To exist as I am
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- Book Synopsis
- LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026 'This book is extraordinary' MIRANDA HART 'Life-affirming' VIV GROSKOP 'Astonishing, important, and truly radical ' POLLY MORLAND At the age of twenty-two, Grace Spence Green's spine was broken and her life changed course. One day, she was in hospital supporting patients, the next she was one herself. Over the years that followed, words like healing and recovery took on new meanings. Some emotions, like sadness and self-pity, dimmed. Others were heightened, and Grace learned to embrace them all: anger at a world ill-equipped to accommodate her new body; passion to demand change; and joy found in community, nature and wild swimming. Through her powerful story, Grace shows how we can come back to ourselves after trauma and fight for change while joyously embracing life exactly as we are. 'Extraordinary' XAND VAN TULLEKEN 'Superb' RACHEL CLARKE
- About The Author
- Grace Spence Green is a junior doctor working to challenge the narratives surrounding disability, medicine and identity. In 2018, aged 22 and a 4th year medical student, she sustained a spinal cord injury and is now a full-time wheelchair user. Since her life-changing injury, Grace has become a passionate advocate for the disabled community, appearing in the BMJ and Guardian, and across TV and radio.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781800814486
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Wellcome Collection, (05 June 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 336 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 132 x 20 mm
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