{"product_id":"beautiful-affliction-a-memoir-9781631529856","title":"Beautiful Affliction: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eGOLD MEDAL WINNER OF THE 2016 INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS (\"IPPY”)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLene Fogelberg is dying—she is sure of it—but no doctor in Sweden, her home country, believes her. Love stories enfold her, with her husband, her two precious daughters, her enchanting surroundings, but the question she has carried in her heart since childhood—\u003ci\u003eWill I die young?\u003c\/i\u003e—is threatening all she holds dear, even her sanity. When her young family moves to the US, an answer, a diagnosis, is finally found: she is in the last stages of a fatal congenital heart disease. But is it too late?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young woman risks everything to save her own life in this “unusual, riveting medical drama crafted with deep emotion and exquisite detail” (BookPage).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2016 IPPY Gold Medal Winner in Autobiography\/Memoir\u003cbr\u003e2016 International Book Award Finalist in Autobiography\/Memoirs\u003cbr\u003e2015 Best Book Awards Finalist in Autobiography\/Memoir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eFogelberg’s poetic sensibility shines . . . Vivid, heartfelt, and carefully crafted\u003c\/b\u003e, this memoir will resonate with readers. \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e is more than an illness narrative; its meditations on mortality will appeal to all who love the fragile and impermanent.” —Lucy Bryan, \u003ci\u003eRain Taxi Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fogelberg, a poet, structures her saga well, writing in alternating chapters about growing up with her 'monster,' and arriving in the United States, where her condition is diagnosed and she has corrective open-heart surgery. \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ean unusual, riveting medical drama crafted with deep emotion and exquisite detail\u003c\/b\u003e.” —Alice Cary, \u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003cb\u003egorgeously rendered, poetic memoir\/medical mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, we meet Lene Fogelberg, a wife and mother living a fairy tale existence, except for the fact that she knows she is dying and her doctors don’t believe her.” —Allison Tyler, \u003ci\u003eOff the Shelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In her breathtaking memoir, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e, Lene Fogelberg elegantly unites the savagery and raw beauty of the natural world with the wisdom and poignant insight of a young wife and mother. \u003cb\u003eExquisite imagery and poetic prose pulse through this powerful, emotionally gripping story\u003c\/b\u003e. With \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e, Lene Fogelberg gives us a gorgeously written story to savor and share.” —Terri Giuliano Long, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eIn Leah's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eGripping, powerful, touching, beautiful.\u003c\/b\u003e A memoir about a woman who fights to remain alive because of her daughters and her husband. A story everyone can relate to and will want to read to the inspiring end.” —Mette Ivie Harrison, author of \u003ci\u003eIronmom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, \u003ci\u003eThe Bishop's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliantly paced, weaving glimpses of the author's past into an ever-tightening noose that engulfs Lene and her young family in adulthood, this memoir left me as breathless as if I'd read a thriller about an unstoppable killer circling its victim. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e grips the reader and won’t let go until the very last page.\u003c\/b\u003e” —Rita M. Gardner, award-winning author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Coconut Latitudes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e is an \u003cb\u003eimportant and beautiful book\u003c\/b\u003e about the ways in which our health impacts our lives, and the courage, strength, and healing that can result with persistence. A wonderfully honest and sincere memoir.” —Laura Pritchett, author of \u003ci\u003eStars Go Blue\u003c\/i\u003e and winner of the PEN USA Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eHeart-rending and suspense-filled\u003c\/b\u003e, Fogelberg’s \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e is a graceful meditation on love, marriage, motherhood, and the quotidian precious moments that make a life with young children. Fogelberg’s miraculous story is a gift to readers, both for its exquisite prose and for its humble reminder: Life is short; love deeply.” —Laura Nicole Diamond, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eShelter Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBeautiful Affliction\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply moving and important memoir about a young woman fighting for her life. It’s a suspenseful page-turner and also the work of a poet. Fogelberg’s breathtaking odyssey will remind the reader of the beauty, fragility, and ephemerality of life. \u003cb\u003eI absolutely love this book\u003c\/b\u003e. It was an inspiration to read, and it will stay with me for a long time.” —Alice Eve Cohen, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year My Mother Came Back\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat I Thought I Knew\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863585456471,"sku":"9781631529856","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781631529856.jpg?v=1759920877","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beautiful-affliction-a-memoir-9781631529856","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}