A History of Present Illness

by Anna DeForest

This "brutal and brave" (Booklist) novel transmutes the practice of medicine into a larger exploration of humanity, the meaning of care, and the nature of annihilation--physical, spiritual, or both.

A young woman puts on a white coat for her first day as a student doctor. So begins this powerful debut, which follows our unnamed narrator through cadaver dissection, surgical rotation, difficult births, sudden deaths, and a budding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316381160
• ISBN13: 9780316381161
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"