Signs of Life Anthology
Artwork © Melanie van Kessel 2018— commissioned for Signs of Life anthology.
An international and unforgettable collection of memoir and fiction that explores experiences of mental and physical illness, and of care giving.
In a Californian cafe, a music-lover develops psychosis while drinking green tea. In a Ghanaian paediatric ward, a doctor cares for a boy with kidney disease, while definitive treatments remain out of reach. In Melbourne a mother watches as her son resists being taken to respite care.
This is not a book about death and dying. This is a book about life and how we live it. These stories reveal what is truly valued in this world, and speak to the ferocity with which we love.
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‘Signs of Life is an extraordinary anthology, an astutely put together collection, that peels away the layers of health so we can see the complexity underneath. Disease, illness, decline, and deterioration; all these failings of the human body are at the heart of this selection of poignant and beautifully written stories. Seen through the eyes of these talented writers, what we end up with is not despair and hopelessness, but a visceral understanding of the fierceness of being alive and the love that forms the scaffold of how we care for one another.’ --Michelle Johnston (Emergency Physician and Author of Dustfall)
‘A rich and varied set of ailment-related works.’—Kirkus Reviews (full review here)
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Reinfred Dziedzorm Addo, Leah Baker, Emily Bourne, Rachel Burns, Josie Byrne, Ann Calandro, Al Campbell, Steve Cushman, Scott Dalgarno, D.E.L., Katie Danis, Jann Everand, Darci Flatley, Annette Freeman, Rebecca Garnett Haris, Rukayatu Ibrahim, C.A. Limina, Callum Methven, Vanessa McClelland, Peter Mitchell, Isabella Mori, Sophie Overett, C.A. Rivera, Janey Runci, Sarah Sasson, Nicole Zelnicker.
Artwork © Melanie van Kessel 2018— commissioned for Signs of Life anthology.
An international and unforgettable collection of memoir and fiction that explores experiences of mental and physical illness, and of care giving.
In a Californian cafe, a music-lover develops psychosis while drinking green tea. In a Ghanaian paediatric ward, a doctor cares for a boy with kidney disease, while definitive treatments remain out of reach. In Melbourne a mother watches as her son resists being taken to respite care.
This is not a book about death and dying. This is a book about life and how we live it. These stories reveal what is truly valued in this world, and speak to the ferocity with which we love.
~
‘Signs of Life is an extraordinary anthology, an astutely put together collection, that peels away the layers of health so we can see the complexity underneath. Disease, illness, decline, and deterioration; all these failings of the human body are at the heart of this selection of poignant and beautifully written stories. Seen through the eyes of these talented writers, what we end up with is not despair and hopelessness, but a visceral understanding of the fierceness of being alive and the love that forms the scaffold of how we care for one another.’ --Michelle Johnston (Emergency Physician and Author of Dustfall)
‘A rich and varied set of ailment-related works.’—Kirkus Reviews (full review here)
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Reinfred Dziedzorm Addo, Leah Baker, Emily Bourne, Rachel Burns, Josie Byrne, Ann Calandro, Al Campbell, Steve Cushman, Scott Dalgarno, D.E.L., Katie Danis, Jann Everand, Darci Flatley, Annette Freeman, Rebecca Garnett Haris, Rukayatu Ibrahim, C.A. Limina, Callum Methven, Vanessa McClelland, Peter Mitchell, Isabella Mori, Sophie Overett, C.A. Rivera, Janey Runci, Sarah Sasson, Nicole Zelnicker.
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