Imperfect Bodies Manisha Tailor a scheme intended to find

a scheme intended to find "the most interesting writers working in Europe today"

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the body count rises and the secrets of the portrait gradually unfold

At its heart is the dramatic landscape

Imperfect Bodies Manisha Tailor a scheme intended to findWhen Ali learns that she is expecting a child with CFC syndrome, a rare genetic condition that affects the heart, face, skin, and development, her world is shaken up. Doctors tell her that her baby will not even survive pregnancy but, against all odds, Carys is born. In this powerful literary memoir, Ali shares her journey as the mother of Carys, reflecting on motherhood, identity, the female body, and the able and dis abled body, while exploring