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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION
Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, The New Yorker, Time, and Vogue
“Remarkable.” –Andrew Solomon, The New York Times Book Review
"At once a rigorous work of scholarship and a radical act…
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1 author picked The Invisible Kingdom as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
O’Rourke blends personal anecdotes, meticulous research, and compelling conviction as she argues that how we treat chronic illness needs to change.
She unpacks the complex nature of autoimmune conditions offering the history of Western Medicine’s approach to illness and even shedding a light on why so many sick people are often left without definitive diagnoses or helpful treatment plans. This is a multi-dimensional portrait of autoimmune disease and chronic illness that I could not put down.
From Rebecca's list on The best books about chronic illness that will make you laugh, cry, and everything in between.
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