{"product_id":"the-patient-body-a-personal-narrative-in-pieces-9781636282442","title":"The Patient Body: A Personal Narrative in Pieces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Patient Body: A Personal Narrative in Pieces \u003c\/em\u003echronicles one man's journey as he attempts to lead a balanced life as a father, husband, friend, and literary citizen during traumatic times. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten as a mosaic of 'flash' encounters, meditations, memories, and travel pieces, \u003cem\u003eThe Patient Body\u003c\/em\u003e explores the ways the past resides inside the present and the present points to an uncertain future. An abecedary lies at the center of the book, composed for a former self, the twenty-six 'micro' sections create a dialogue that plays out across the divide created by a devastating car accident that changed everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthews, Sebastian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSebastian Matthews\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the memoir-in-essays \u003cem\u003eBeyond Repair: Living in a Fractured State\u003c\/em\u003e and the hybrid collection \u003cem\u003eBeginner's Guide to a Head-on Collision\u003c\/em\u003e. His other publications include two books of poems, the memoir \u003cem\u003eIn My Father's Footsteps\u003c\/em\u003e, the collage novel \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Times of American Crow\u003c\/em\u003e, and a collaboration with photographer Charter Weeks entitled \u003cem\u003eTravelogue\u003c\/em\u003e. He works as a writing coach and leads workshops for the Great Smokies Writing Program in Asheville, NC.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298567586066,"sku":"9781636282442","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3f70caa-55f6-45ca-9ee9-9abf2fc68502.jpg?v=1747827524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-patient-body-a-personal-narrative-in-pieces-9781636282442","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}