The Wounded Breast
A moving journey through the experience of breast cancer, and the many different approaches and treatments. Evelyne Accad presents a rare insight into cross-cultural understandings of illness. Multi-layered and in many voices, it is as important a book for medical practitioners as it is for people touched by cancer.
2001 | ISBN 9781876756123 | Paperback | 220 x 140 mm | 538 pp
Awards
2001 Winner, Prix Phenix de Litterature (Voyages en Cancer)
Reviews
‘I love the indignation in the face of silence.’
–Caryl Lloyd
‘Many have set out to relate their experiences or ideas about cancer, but no one that I know has so far attempted to know cancer as well as has Evelyne Accad, to examine all its faces and deceptions, its underbelly, its shadow, its startling assaults manifesting in and overpowering the body, the psyche and the culture at large.’
–Deena Metzger
‘This is an important book of an extraordinary guide for all people. A beautifully crafted book, studied, profound, magnificent.’
–Andrée Chedid