The Camera My Mother Gave Me

The Camera My Mother Gave Me
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Publisher : Vintage
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9780679763437
ISBN-13 : 0679763430
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Book Synopsis The Camera My Mother Gave Me by : Susanna Kaysen

Download or read book The Camera My Mother Gave Me written by Susanna Kaysen and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2002-10-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susanna Kaysen, who wrote about her teenage depression in the bestseller Girl, Interrupted, now takes on another taboo: her vagina–which suddenly and inexplicably starts to hurt. And neither Kaysen’s cheery gynecologist, nor her internist, nor a laconic “vulvologist” has the cure. An alternative health nurse suggests direct application of tea, baking soda, and boric acid. Others recommend novocaine, oatmeal, “bio-feedback,” and anti-depressants. Nothing works. As sex becomes more and more painful, Kaysen’s relationship with her boyfriend disintegrates and she turns to her best friends, her wicked sense of humor, and finally wry self-reflection to get herself through. Using this unusual lens, Kaysen challenges us to think in new ways about the centrality and power of sexuality. The Camera My Mother Gave Me is an unexpected and revelatory book from one of our most candid, insightful and consistently surprising writers.


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