Issue Details:First known date:2024...2024‘What Is It about Shaking That’s so Disempowering?’ A Memoir of a Lifelong Tremor Dissects Modern Medicine and an Uncertain World
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'In this gripping new memoir by New South Wales journalist and author Sonya Voumard, a rare neurological condition becomes a way to examine the unpredictability of life.'
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yTremorSonya Voumard,
Braidwood:Finlay Lloyd,2024292400292024single work prose
'Tremor compellingly weaves of the author’s personal experience with our broader societal context where people with disabilities, often far more challenging than her own, try to adapt to the implicit expectations and judgements that surround them.
'With empathy and flair, Voumard helps us understand that behind the convenient illusion of normality, individual lives chart atypical, often difficult, but ultimately inspiring paths.'
https://theconversation.com/what-is-it-about-shaking-thats-so-disempowering-a-memoir-of-a-lifelong-tremor-dissects-modern-medicine-and-an-uncertain-world-245673‘What Is It about Shaking That’s so Disempowering?’ A Memoir of a Lifelong Tremor Dissects Modern Medicine and an Uncertain WorldThe Conversation