Some of Us Just Fall - Polly Atkin Book cover type:Hardback thrown on a potter's wheel

thrown on a potter's wheel

of the animals and the fascination of the wilderness

Soil and Homo Sapiens

and patient diaries soften the trauma of reawakening from coma

Some of Us Just Fall - Polly Atkin Book cover type:Hardback thrown on a potter's wheelAfter years of unexplained health problems, Polly Atkin's understanding of her body had become fluid and disjointed. When she was finally diagnosed with two chronic conditions in her thirties, she began to piece together her own history: the fractures and dislocations, the exhaustion and medical disregard. A searing blend of memoir, nature writing and pathography, Some of Us Just Fall traces a remarkable journey through illness. From misdiagnoses to